Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. sent a letter to President Biden on Thursday asking for help negotiating with the Teamsters. The letter said the company is “on the verge of closing its doors due to an ongoing, intractable labor dispute with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).” “Despite support from your Administration, these efforts have proven…
In the trucking industry, one of the most valuable resources is time. There is a reason for the saying, “If the wheels ain’t turning, you ain’t earning.” Because of the steep operating costs for a single semi-truck, lost hours of productivity greatly impact margins over time. One way that time is often utilized inefficiently, which…
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MIAMI — Companies that ship oversize or liquid products could be prevented from using air transport if by Oct. 31 they don’t adopt security measures to check for explosives. That’s when a Transportation Security Administration exemption from 100% cargo screening expires. The U.S. two years ago implemented a scan-all requirement for international outbound shipments moving…
There is no doubt that UPS Inc.’s labor costs will rise once the Teamsters union ratifies the next five-year contract, which at this writing is still being negotiated. And there is little doubt that UPS will do what it can to recoup what could be a significant increase in its expense tab. It already is…