On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union collapsing. FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack explains what happens to more than 20 million packages a day if UPS workers go on strike.
With some shippers trying to push for 180-day payment terms, we’ll also look at what’s happening in supply chain finance.
Patriot Freight Group’s Andrew Salazar knows a thing or two about explosives, Conestoga trailers, heavy-haul and over-dimensional freight. We’ll find out what the next big thing in supersized freight is.
FreightWaves’ Justin Martin weighs in on truckers versus RVers; Yellow bailouts; falsifying logs; trucking accidents; driverless delivery vehicles; flying cars and in-flight premonitions.
stephen bauer
I have serious doubts about the Teamsters intentions. Unions can be for good but at the expense of a companies reasonable offer it cast doubt on their real motives.
SHADES OF THE HOFFA ERA!!
How many companies are they willing to go belly up because of their greed? If the employee isn’t happy, get another job. There are an abundance of trucking jobs looking to hire. Teamsters are once again putting out of business YELLOW TRUCKING! Remember A&P. SHAME ON YOU!
Ups guy
Instead of just posting clickbait, why don’t you actually describe what has actually been negotiated and agreed upon in your “content”. The lives of at least 340,000 people will be directly effected by this coming contract, not to mention their customers. Stop trying to make a profit by just stirring up unnecessary panic and uncertainty. Award winning… GFY.
Jane Burningham
Is UPS ready to lose more than $850 million on a strike? To lose business to other trucking companies, possibly even Fed Ex?
The drivers ARE your company, they worked mandatory overtime thru COVID! They work their butts off for us, the consumer, to get our packages delivered in a timely manner to the correct address in good condition. We expect continuous delivery of our packages. In the event of a strike, we will not be happy. Give your drivers what they want, every bit and be happy you have them.
Sign me ‘a UPS customer’