Yellow customers see danger and opportunity in Teamsters fracas

Yellow (NASDAQ: YELL) just narrowly avoided bankruptcy for the fifth time since 2009. The potential for collapse is still looming, though. That’s scaring some customers off, according to three brokers and two industry experts interviewed by FreightWaves. Recent notes from investment banks like Bank of America and Stifel have also pointed to customers quietly diverting…

Strike risk rises as Yellow punts on more than $50M in required contributions

A delinquency notice was issued Monday showing less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. failed to make required contributions to health and welfare and pension funds for the month of June and that it is planning to withhold payments for July. The two periods total more than $50 million, according to a letter from Central States board of…