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Trucking companies advised to assess how new standard applies to workforce contracts.

Pilots hold many of the cards when it comes to cargo capacity in China. If they decline flight assignments to avoid catching the coronavirus, lots of merchandise and supplies won’t get delivered on time.

Legal battle in California is pulling trucking in different directions

CNl estimates eight-day disruption will trim C$0.15 per share from profits as CEO assures that recovery plan is “delivering results.”

More substantive talks could ensue in the four-year-old labor saga between Atlas Air and its pilots’ union after a federal appeals court ruled the union must abide by arbitration procedures.

Labor advocates say the California law will redress exploitative working conditions at the San Pedro ports.

Ferrero USA, best known for being the maker of Nutella and Tic Tac, will deploy FourKites’ predictive supply chain technology for greater insight into its freight movements. Also, Canadian National workers strike and a Montana truck driver’s employer gives him a gift of a lifetime.

Federal minister urges Canadian National and Teamsters to reach agreement as walkout by 3,200 conductors, transpersons and yard workers continues.

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference could go on strike as early as Nov. 19 should talks deteriorate with Canadian National.

Union pilots at Atlas Air authorized to form own local

The halt in vehicle production at General Motors [NYSE: GM] plants on Sept. 16 over a labor dispute is expected to have ripple effects throughout the automakers’ supply chain, but experts say the severity of any business interruption will depend on the duration of the strike by the United Auto Workers. The most immediate casualty […]

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Union drivers, warehousemen employed by Starbucks distributor reject ultra-short contract

Safety, labor advocates register early opposition to rule changes.

If YRC Worldwide, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:YRCW) second-quarter results could talk, they would tell investors and shippers to give them the benefit of the doubt. But after a disappointing quarter, an equity price that’s down nearly 80 percent in the past 12 months, and a model that has destroyed untold amounts of wealth in the past 14 […]

Three-judge panel says lower court acted properly to block union pilots from slowing down Atlas Air’s operations during contract talks

YRC’s CEO hints at more changes to come after it announces closing of its New Penn HQ

YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) posted a $31.7 million consolidated operating loss on first-quarter revenue of $1.182 billion, which declined slightly from first-quarter 2018 revenues of $1.215 billion. In first quarter 2019, net loss was $49.1 million compared to a net loss of $14.6 million in first quarter 2018. Zacks Consensus estimate was for an earnings per share (EPS) loss […]

The two leading shareholder advisory firms have said they will support an International Brotherhood of Teamsters proposal to separate the chairman and CEO positions at XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE:XPO) and appoint an independent director as chair. If that happens, it could eliminate the dual role now performed by Brad Jacobs, the company’s founder. Glass Lewis […]