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In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, TFI International has acquired another carrier. Plus, the CDC says most truck drivers don’t have to wear masks, and flatbed operator Daseke is looking for acquisition targets.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC announces changes, tapping of loan agreement, plus Landstar’s CFO suddenly stepped down and FreightWaves gets ready to kick off the two-day LIVE @HOME virtual event.
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.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a short seller has laid out a blistering report on Nikola; plus, Trimble has announced layoffs within its transportation business and HOS changes could impact safety.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC is looking at a large equipment buy, C.H. Robinson adds new shipping options to Freightquote and a turf haulers group finds out it doesn’t need to follow HOS.
Anthony and Zach discuss the booming freight market and reasons why it will or will not sustain into July as well as the implications for the new insurance bill and […]
Activist investor Barna Capital seeks to swap out YRC Worldwide board members and make non-executive level changes in management.
YRC swaps CFOs, names new chair as traffic levels weaken
The company is following through on a pledge to acquire 1,000 branded intermodal containers by the end of 2020.
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 […]
Trucks are omitted from a study analyzing congestion pricing options; YRC scraps satellite radio in cabs; FedEx drops Amazon in dollars-and-sense decision
YRC’s CEO hints at more changes to come after it announces closing of its New Penn HQ
Transport honchos see better times in 2nd half–maybe
YRC names T.J. O’Connor as COO; O’Connor to remainas head of YRC Freight
Justin Hall has left the chief customer officer post at YRC almost 3 years to the day that he took the newly created job.
Rank-and-file approve by 60-40 margin.
As workers decide their fate, management works to wean itself off high-volume business.
Will it make money? Does it matter?
Shippers poised to pull business if pact gets thumbs down, Soehl says.
No pension hikes in the cards under the agreement.
Two-person teams to be briefed, then local leaders and rank-and-file.
Group hopes to set standards for `shippers of choice’.
Noatum to dramatically increase global footprint.
Shippers are buying far more than LTL these days, McReynolds says.
The labor rubber is about to hit the road.
Existing pact extended two months to allow for rank-and-file ratification vote.
Facilities to be shuttered now benefiting from increased business, perhaps NEMF diversion.
YRC, Teamsters say pilots mean more earnings for drivers.
A Chinese e-commerce company wants to make deliveries weighing as much as 1 ton with drones. JD.com is already delivering smaller packages in rural villages. Also in the news, FMCSA officials will be meeting to discuss regulatory relief for the industry and GM is facing allegations it used defeat devices to bypass diesel emissions regs on its pickups.
As transportation providers begin reporting their earnings for the 4th quarter, a common theme is developing – while profits are down slightly, the outlook for 2017 remains positive.
