If the pay was similar , you would have made more.
Yes , Jacobs cares about logistics , he also is a forward looking person by all accounts , and cornering a market is a great way to ensure you make money. He has a logistics company.
Why would a purchase of YRC Worldwide require a check to bailout the pension? I sympathize and roughly follow what goes on , but the reality is not fair to those in the pension. As YOU stated UPS has stayed away based on your speculation , because of the liability of the pension. My point is , if whoever that owns it , wanted to sell it , it will get sold and agreements will be wiggled out of , not honored , or ignored. It's a cold hard reality.
Finally , because YRC Worldwide is publicly traded , there are rules as to how it would go if a viable offer to purchase the company would go. There is a fiduciary responsibility by the officers of the company to consider real offers. Everything has a price. Check YRCW's , it's a bargain right now - even WITH the pension liabilities.