In a statement Tuesday evening, Yellow Corp. said it would defer health and pension contributions as planned.
Union pilots at UPS are ready to show solidarity with Teamsters workers if there is a strike, which would ground UPS Airlines.
Brokers say some shippers are steering clear of the troubled trucking carrier. Other customers are flocking to Yellow.
Documents revealed late Monday show Yellow Corp. has missed required contributions for June and plans to withhold July payments.
Yellow has reached a waiver deal with a group of lenders that will give it some breathing room as it seeks to right its sinking ship.
Single-sourcing of carriers doesn’t guarantee the best prices, experts say.
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight announced a new five-year collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by its union employees.
Yellow Corp. sent a letter to the White House on Thursday seeking assistance in negotiating with the Teamsters.
Negotiations between the Teamsters union and Yellow Corp. remain ongoing, with the fate of the nation’s third-largest LTL carrier hanging in the balance. Yellow is facing stiff resistance from the Teamsters over proposed operational changes that would consolidate operations between purchased regional carriers New Penn and Holland and integrate them into Yellow’s nationwide network.
Some Wall Street analysts weigh in on which less-than-truckload carriers would most likely pick up the slack if Yellow shuts down.
XPO’s Miami-area facility had a contract between the Teamsters and the company, but the union has been voted out.
Shares of Yellow Corp. plummeted Tuesday as a lawsuit against Teamsters revealed the company’s options are dwindling and it will be out of cash in a few weeks.
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Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. has asked pension and health and welfare fund plan administrators for a two-month extension.
ABF Freight has outlined the details of its new labor agreement with its union employees.
UPS has told the Teamsters union it will install air conditioning and air induction vents in its package cars, union tweets.
The latest exchange between the Teamsters union and Yellow Corp. suggests the carrier is running out of time and money.
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight announced Wednesday that it reached a tentative labor agreement with the Teamsters.
Yellow and the Teamsters appear to be moving further apart on reaching a deal anytime soon.
The California State Assembly voted 54-3 to ban autonomous trucks without safety drivers from the state’s roadways.
The Teamsters union has authorized a strike at ABF Freight.
In the latest bid to block the AB5 independent contractor law from implementation in California’s trucking sector, two key groups are quoting the author of the law.
Yellow confirms that it has asked the Teamsters to open up the National Master Freight Agreement a year early as talks around proposed network changes have stalled.
As negotiations get underway between UPS and the Teamsters, here are key considerations for shippers navigating a period of uncertainty.
The Teamsters meet with UPS on Monday in Washington to discuss progress on supplemental agreements as main negotiations begin.
Striking Sysco drivers in Louisville, Kentucky, reached agreement on a contract, the first since the union was voted in last August.
Teamsters representing workers at Sysco are on strike, while separately, the union was voted out of a warehouse in Wisconsin.
Yellow Corp. calls out Teamsters union officials for negotiating in bad faith and says it has the votes to push through its proposed operational changes.
The suit by the California Trucking Association and OOIDA against California’s AB5 independent contractor law will add an argument that succeeded elsewhere.
The Teamsters union fires another shot at Yellow Corp. in a battle over proposed changes to operations.
The Teamsters union said Thursday it has rejected less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp.’s plan to restructure operations at more than 200 terminals.
The Teamsters union says it wants more details before agreeing to any of less-than-truckload carrier Yellow’s operational changes.
Los jefes de los Teamsters prometen “luchar como locos” contra los acuerdos de ABF y TForce
The Teamsters union promises a fight heading into contract renewals with less-than-truckload carriers.
Many players have entered the U.S. parcel-delivery market in the past five years. They all lack the scale to efficiently manage millions of diverted parcels should the Teamsters strike UPS, experts said.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow filed revised notifications with the Teamsters seeking more subdued changes to operations after receiving pushback from the union.
El transportador planea modificar y volver a presentar rápidamente el cambio de operaciones
Yellow Corp. will modify and refile proposed network changes after meeting with local unions.
The White House announced $36 billion in bailout money for the Central States Pension Fund that will benefit thousands of less-than-truckload drivers for Yellow and ABF Freight.
In the first earnings call since its AB5-driven deal with the Teamsters, Universal CEO Tim Phillips speaks positively about its impact.
Two driver/warehouse worker strikes against Sysco are either over or likely to end soon.
A Yellow Corp. plan would consolidate two of its regional LTL networks with its YRC Freight national operation.
Workers, including truck drivers, have walked off the job at two Sysco facilities in the Northeast.
The injunction that has kept California’s AB5 independent contractor law at bay since the end of 2019 has been formally lifted.
La revocación del tribunal de apelación de la medida cautelar anterior ya está en vigor tras la decisión del Tribunal Supremo de no revisarla
La empresa que compró la unidad a XPO quiere que se anule la decisión anterior sobre la clasificación de los empleados
A vote to be represented by the Teamsters at an STG facility in California has taken place but the ballots have been impounded.
A regional NLRB decision says an STG unit in California that had been owned by XPO treated workers like employees, and it has ordered a unionization vote for them.
Teamster carhaul drivers to strike on Wednesday if a deal isn’t reached by midnight.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. has begun the next phase of its multiyear transformation. A recent proposal seeks to consolidate and close terminals in the West.
La solicitud tiene como objetivo cerrar y consolidar las terminales, establecer centros de rendimiento de velocidad
Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters union agreed to settle a labor dispute through binding arbitration, averting a supply chain crisis.
The shutdown of Canadian Pacific’s rail network is putting additional strain on the supply chain as shipments grind to a halt with backups looming at ports.
An NLRB judge appears mostly critical of the trucking company’s behavior but ruled in its favor on the key legal question.
TForce Freight has rolled back the speed reductions for some trucks based in Houston after drivers complained about running out of hours.
A manager’s comments regarding possible closure of the facility if the Teamsters won is cited by an NLRB administrator as a reason for a new vote.
The union that failed to organize workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse will get a second bite at the apple, it said.
The union must now negotiate a contract with XPO, a process that can take a long time.
A decisive lead in the east and victories in the central and southern regions set the table for a landslide victory.
TFI International plans to shut down four terminals at the former UPS Freight operation and the CEO signals more to come as the company targets costs.
TFI International fails to replicate early herculean improvement at ex-UPS Freight as operating ratio weakens slightly in record third-quarter financial results.
The two contracts the Teamsters signed with XPO are the highlights of the union’s last few months.
The Teamsters backed the actions and praised the “brave” drivers; the court suggested XPO might have had a strong case.
The Teamsters allege that TFI’s TForce Freight broke federal law when it reduced the speed limit of its trucks from 68 to 65 mph.
Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.
UPS is buying Roadie, a same-day delivery firm, as it seeks to expand its package delivery options to customers.
Is this the start of more union representation at XPO or just a head fake?
Pay is rising under the two-year deal but union officials stress the formalization of procedures as the big win.
The union’s declaration establishes the `Amazon Project,’ with the long-term goal of creating a division to organize company workers.
The company’s investor day focuses on modest projections for domestic package-delivery margins through 2023.
The company says it will continue to work with shareholders as it evaluates future compensation plans.
Shaw’s says it anticipates a return to work this week, but the union is silent on that issue.
Canadian trucking and logistics firm TFI International has completed its $800 million acquisition of UPS Freight, becoming one of the top less-than-truckload providers in North America.
Universal Logistics Holdings reported $415.2 million in operating revenue during the first quarter.
The Teamsters called it a strike even though no employed workers were believed to be on the picket line.
It’s the third vote in just a few months to push the union out. But contracts at all 3 locations had not ever been finalized.
The vote to decertify the union in New Jersey was 16-2 and comes soon after a similar rejection of an in-place union in Southern California.
TFI International CEO Alain Bedard praised the partnership of UPS and the Teamsters and signaled his company’s willingness to work with unions ahead of the UPS Freight acquisition. But will it work?
A deal has been reached to end a strike by workers at the Hunts Point market in New York, with a vote by rank-and-file Teamsters to take place Saturday.
A pay dispute leads to about 1,400 warehouse workers and truck drivers in Teamsters Local 202 walking the picket line.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the Teamsters have asked a judge to delay oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging California’s meal and rest break rules. Plus, Alibaba is expanding its third-party logistics footprint and it has repercussions for Amazon, and Daimler Trucks launches a new division dedicated to connectivity.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, OOIDA will back FMCSA in a lawsuit defending hours-of-service changes. Plus, regional carriers could see a strong holiday season and equipment orders are up and that could complicate 2020 rate forecasting.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA denies an HOS exemption for drivers with animals, YRC is boosting pay for some new drivers, OOIDA criticizes cost estimates for broker transparency and the conviction of the former Pilot Flying J president is overturned.
Teamsters and YRC Worldwide agree to implement $7,500 hiring bonuses to new drivers. YRC will select the regions for the new bonus pay but the local unions have the autonomy to decline them.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, several safety groups have sued FMCSA to stop upcoming changes to HOS rules. Plus, Convoy seeks to eliminate the request for proposal process, FreightWaves announces enhancements to SONAR and a Stanford dropout reimagines loading docks.
A look at the latest campaign spending reports shows that those in the transportation industries are heavily supporting Democratic candidates, but Trump holds a big edge among companies and PACs.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, concerns are raised about Mexican truck operations, drone delivery technology advances and Anheuser-Busch is making a switch to natural gas.
The payments have two weeks down, with company in arrears on payments
Darren Prokop writes about California’s AB 5 and its impact in California – and nationwide.
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
