YRC to Hire Road Drivers
Kansas City Business Journal
05/15/2012
YRC Freight plans to hire 200 over-the-road truck drivers in 13 U.S. cities, including Kansas City.
Freight
Rebuilding Teamster Power in Freight
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Freight News
With A New CEO And Revamped Board, Is YRC Worldwide Back On Track For A Turnaround?
Forbes
04/13/2012
Can James Welch, the new CEO of one time transportation giant YRC Worldwide, succeed in retooling and rehabilitating the company that was close to bankruptcy last year?
LA Port Truckers Join Teamsters
The Grim Truth at Toll Group
04/12/2012
America's Port Truckers Deliver a Resounding Yes Winning Union Recognition as Teamsters in Historic Vote; Drivers Coast to Coast Cite Los Angeles Victory to Clinch Collective Bargaining Rights They Are Currently Denied
YRC Freight Implements Network Changes
The Journal of Commerce
04/10/2012
April 10, 2012: YRC Freight implemented two changes of operations over the April 7 weekend, reconfiguring its terminal network to speed freight and reduce handling.
YRC Worldwide details pay for new CEO Welch
March 22, 2012: James Welch received almost $2 million in direct compensation during his first five months as the new CEO of YRC Worldwide Inc., according to the company’s annual proxy statement.
Teamsters bless YRC's exit from short-haul business
March 21, 2012: The Teamsters union has agreed to allow YRC Worldwide Inc. to proceed with a realignment of its less-than-truckload operations that will allow the carrier to effectively exit the shorter-haul delivery business.
YRC to Implement Mega-Change
March 19, 2012: YRC, with the approval of the International Union, is now moving to implement its change of operations on a fast-track.
ABF CEO Gets $455,000 Raise
March 15, 2012: Total compensation for ABF CEO Judy McReynolds spiked to nearly $1.35 million in 2011 according to a proxy report filed by the company in February.
Hoffa Drops Hours of Service Fight
March 15, 2012: Highway safety advocates filed a new lawsuit challenging the proposed hours-of-service rule published in December 2011, saying it does not go far enough in addressing driver fatigue.
YRC’s Change Violates Seniority
March 15, 2012: YRC's proposed mega-change of operations is to be heard on March 14-15 in Kansas City.
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