A Unique Spin on the Trucking Game Til Friday Trucking, a North Carolina-based small fleet, is carving out its niche in the logistics industry by putting its employees first. The company guarantees its drivers daily pay whether they have routes to run or not, and ensures they’re home almost every night. While the trucking industry…
Often talked about but rarely achieved—the grand consolidation of the trucking industry remains an elusive concept. Deregulation and technological innovation have reshaped the rules of the road, making way for smaller, agile fleets. As larger conglomerates stumble financially, the future of trucking looks more fragmented than ever, bearing the indelible marks of its disruptive past….
Riding the Wave of Change: Yellow Trucking’s Unexpected Shutdown The winds of change are sweeping through America’s workforce with increasing frequency. In a stunning development, Yellow, a stalwart in the trucking industry since 1922, abruptly shut its doors, leaving its 30,000 employees, including drivers like 32-year veteran truck driver Mark Roper, without jobs or severance…
A Crisis Averted: Yellow’s Near-Strike Experience Yellow, the third-largest trucking firm in the U.S., narrowly avoided a strike by 22,000 Teamster-represented workers over the weekend. Yellow, a specialist in less-than-truckload shipping, agreed to pay over $50 million in owed worker benefits and pension accruals. The Teamsters union confirmed that the company has a 30-day period…
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