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Yellow | Reddaway Expansion TX,OK and LA
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Very, Very, Interesting, I am going to have to give this some deep thought.
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Well, while you are thinking....Reddaway, Holland & New Penn's footprint in the industry is getting bigger, while ours is getting smaller.....KK
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Reddaway Launches New Guaranteed Friday to Monday Service
http://www.reddawayregional.com/news/2015/0203-reddaway-guaranteed-friday-to-monday.shtml
http://www.reddawayregional.com/news/2015/0203-reddaway-guaranteed-friday-to-monday.shtml
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Yep! How quickly we forget about them there "footprints"! Remember Dugan...
USF Dugan's Rapid Close
"We really didn't think that the Dugan footprint or operating franchise was customer friendly - it really did not serve natural markets," he said. "As we looked at what the future of Dugan might be and how our other operating companies might be able to better serve that area, it became clear to us and clear to the Dugan management that the areas they served could be better served by expanding the capabilities of other USF companies."
http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/usf-dugans-rapid-close_20050626.html
USF Dugan's Rapid Close
"We really didn't think that the Dugan footprint or operating franchise was customer friendly - it really did not serve natural markets," he said. "As we looked at what the future of Dugan might be and how our other operating companies might be able to better serve that area, it became clear to us and clear to the Dugan management that the areas they served could be better served by expanding the capabilities of other USF companies."
http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/usf-dugans-rapid-close_20050626.html
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are they opening new terminals?
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USF Dugan's Rapid Close
Bill Carey | Jun 26, 2005 8:00PM EDT
USF Dugan terminals that will close after July 8
Yellow Roadway is wasting no time in restructuring USF.
Less than a month after completing the USF purchase, Yellow's new regional LTL division shut down USF Dugan.
Yellow said Wichita, Kan.-based USF Dugan, which serves 22 states, Quebec and Ontario, will stop accepting shipments July 8 before an "orderly transition" of assets to other USF operations. Some 3,000 employees will get a chance to work at sister companies, Yellow said.
"Dugan is a company that has struggled for years. It was either unprofitable or marginally profitable over that period of time," said Jim Staley, president of YRC Regional Transportation.
The Dugan shutdown and last spring's closure of Northeast regional carrier USF Red Star means two USF companies have closed in little more than a year. The lone nonunion operation in the USF stable, Dugan was the target of intense Teamsters organizing efforts in recent years, raising questions about its future in unionized Yellow Roadway. Staley said USF Dugan was an unlikely fit.
"We really didn't think that the Dugan footprint or operating franchise was customer friendly - it really did not serve natural markets," he said. "As we looked at what the future of Dugan might be and how our other operating companies might be able to better serve that area, it became clear to us and clear to the Dugan management that the areas they served could be better served by expanding the capabilities of other USF companies."
Yellow listed 24 USF Dugan terminals that will be acquired by other USF companies. Another 49 terminals will close.
"I think, by announcing our intentions, we'll provide for an orderly shutdown of Dugan," Staley said. "We're giving customers good reason to stay with us and hopefully, if they do, we'll be able to preserve a lot of those jobs."
Word of the USF Dugan shutdown came days after Robert Zimmerman, formerly senior vice president of field operations and sales for Yellow Transportation, replaced Steven Caddy as president of USF Holland.
"Steve [Caddy] resigned. He's leaving the industry," Staley said. "He approached me approximately a month ago and said that he had made a personal decision to leave the company and leave the industry and relocate to Arizona."
With its $1.37 billion acquisition of USF, Yellow took in LTL carriers USF Holland, a unionized operator, and two partly unionized operators in USF Reddaway and USF Bestway. USF shut down USF Red Star after a brief walkout, and after the Teamsters had started an organizing campaign at Dugan.
Staley said the closure of USF Dugan "had nothing to do" with its labor status. Galen Munroe, spokesman for the Teamsters, said the union had no comment.
In a letter to customers, Gary Pruden, chief operating officer of USF Dugan, said the decision to close the company came after a two-year strategic business review.
"While change is never easy, these actions are being taken with your long-term interest in mind. We greatly value your business and ask that you give our fellow USF companies the chance to serve you in the days and months going forward," Pruden wrote.
Retaining those customers, or at least the right mix of shippers, will be a critical part of integrating the USF operations.
"We think that we've done the right planning," Staley said. "We intend to retain as much of the sales staff as we can from Dugan so that customers will see the same account executives. We'll be very sensitive to the pricing programs that they have in place with Dugan and try to handle them properly as they transition to the other carriers. ? I think we're doing what the customer would want us to do."
http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics
Bill Carey | Jun 26, 2005 8:00PM EDT
USF Dugan terminals that will close after July 8
Yellow Roadway is wasting no time in restructuring USF.
Less than a month after completing the USF purchase, Yellow's new regional LTL division shut down USF Dugan.
Yellow said Wichita, Kan.-based USF Dugan, which serves 22 states, Quebec and Ontario, will stop accepting shipments July 8 before an "orderly transition" of assets to other USF operations. Some 3,000 employees will get a chance to work at sister companies, Yellow said.
"Dugan is a company that has struggled for years. It was either unprofitable or marginally profitable over that period of time," said Jim Staley, president of YRC Regional Transportation.
The Dugan shutdown and last spring's closure of Northeast regional carrier USF Red Star means two USF companies have closed in little more than a year. The lone nonunion operation in the USF stable, Dugan was the target of intense Teamsters organizing efforts in recent years, raising questions about its future in unionized Yellow Roadway. Staley said USF Dugan was an unlikely fit.
"We really didn't think that the Dugan footprint or operating franchise was customer friendly - it really did not serve natural markets," he said. "As we looked at what the future of Dugan might be and how our other operating companies might be able to better serve that area, it became clear to us and clear to the Dugan management that the areas they served could be better served by expanding the capabilities of other USF companies."
Yellow listed 24 USF Dugan terminals that will be acquired by other USF companies. Another 49 terminals will close.
"I think, by announcing our intentions, we'll provide for an orderly shutdown of Dugan," Staley said. "We're giving customers good reason to stay with us and hopefully, if they do, we'll be able to preserve a lot of those jobs."
Word of the USF Dugan shutdown came days after Robert Zimmerman, formerly senior vice president of field operations and sales for Yellow Transportation, replaced Steven Caddy as president of USF Holland.
"Steve [Caddy] resigned. He's leaving the industry," Staley said. "He approached me approximately a month ago and said that he had made a personal decision to leave the company and leave the industry and relocate to Arizona."
With its $1.37 billion acquisition of USF, Yellow took in LTL carriers USF Holland, a unionized operator, and two partly unionized operators in USF Reddaway and USF Bestway. USF shut down USF Red Star after a brief walkout, and after the Teamsters had started an organizing campaign at Dugan.
Staley said the closure of USF Dugan "had nothing to do" with its labor status. Galen Munroe, spokesman for the Teamsters, said the union had no comment.
In a letter to customers, Gary Pruden, chief operating officer of USF Dugan, said the decision to close the company came after a two-year strategic business review.
"While change is never easy, these actions are being taken with your long-term interest in mind. We greatly value your business and ask that you give our fellow USF companies the chance to serve you in the days and months going forward," Pruden wrote.
Retaining those customers, or at least the right mix of shippers, will be a critical part of integrating the USF operations.
"We think that we've done the right planning," Staley said. "We intend to retain as much of the sales staff as we can from Dugan so that customers will see the same account executives. We'll be very sensitive to the pricing programs that they have in place with Dugan and try to handle them properly as they transition to the other carriers. ? I think we're doing what the customer would want us to do."
http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics
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And then let's not forget what happened to Bestway...
USF Reddaway and USF Bestway Consolidate; USF Holland Expands Coverage
“The consolidation of the USF Bestway and USF Reddaway brands creates a more streamlined organization, a stronger regional network and a very formidable western service provider,” said Jim Staley, President and CEO of YRC Regional Transportation. That translates into more service options for our customers and a simpler customer service experience. Additionally, the expansion of USF Holland deeper into the Midwest and the South provides our customers access to one of the most reliable and extensive next-day and regional delivery networks in the industry.”
“The YRC Regional Transportation group now has four strong companies with substantial brand equity,” commented Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide. “The expansion of USF Holland and USF Reddaway into these new regional markets will enhance growth prospects for the corporation and add to shareholder val
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/YRC_Worldwide_(YRCW)/Usf_Reddaway_Bestway_Consolidate_Holland_Expands_Coverage
USF Reddaway and USF Bestway Consolidate; USF Holland Expands Coverage
“The consolidation of the USF Bestway and USF Reddaway brands creates a more streamlined organization, a stronger regional network and a very formidable western service provider,” said Jim Staley, President and CEO of YRC Regional Transportation. That translates into more service options for our customers and a simpler customer service experience. Additionally, the expansion of USF Holland deeper into the Midwest and the South provides our customers access to one of the most reliable and extensive next-day and regional delivery networks in the industry.”
“The YRC Regional Transportation group now has four strong companies with substantial brand equity,” commented Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide. “The expansion of USF Holland and USF Reddaway into these new regional markets will enhance growth prospects for the corporation and add to shareholder val
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/YRC_Worldwide_(YRCW)/Usf_Reddaway_Bestway_Consolidate_Holland_Expands_Coverage
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And last, but not least, the "footprint" change at Holland...
YRC to Close 11 USF Holland Terminals
Will Shift Freight to Other Company Units
By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter
This story appears in the March 30 print edition of Transport Topics.
YRC Worldwide Inc. said it will close 11 USF Holland regional less-than-truckload terminals and turn the freight over to other company units, a move expected to boost operating income by at least $25 million a year.
Freight currently moved through nine terminals in the Northeast will be handled instead by YRC’s New Penn regional unit that also operates there. The Richmond, Va., and Wichita, Kan., USF Holland facilities’ freight will be moved by YRC’s national LTL unit.
“The primary reason [for the move] was to continue providing better service to the customer,” Keith Lovetro, president of YRC Regional Transportation, told Transport Topics on March 23. “There was always a level of confusion with overlapping terminals, and customers were asking which ones to use. This makes us easier to do business with.”
Shutdown costs of $8 million to $10 million will be incurred when the terminals close by March 31, and about 350 USF Holland workers will lose their jobs, YRC said.
Operations at 62 other USF Holland terminals are continuing, as are the regional services offered by USF Reddaway in the western portion of the country. YRC in 2007 reconfigured its regional LTL business as part of a cost-saving effort, combining USF Bestway with Reddaway and adding geographical coverage for Holland.
New Penn is taking over the freight moved now through USF Holland terminals in Baltimore, Albany, N.Y., and Syracuse, N.Y., and six terminals in Pennsylvania. They are: Philadelphia, Allentown, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Bedford and DuBois.
The move represents the latest cost-saving initiative by YRC, which lost nearly $1 billion last year, mostly because of asset writedowns. Operating losses at the national unit were $749.4 million, including impairment costs of $776.7 million. Its trucking business last was profitable in 2007, when the national unit made $159 million, before taxes and interest.
The latest closing announcement follows less than three weeks after the national trucking business was integrated by combining the terminals, equipment and employees from Roadway and Yellow Transportation into a single unit. That action was expected to improve operating results by at least $200 million a year. The consolidation led to the shutdown of 170 facilities and a remaining network of 450 terminals.
The shutdown expenses include severance, lease termination and other facilities costs that will be included in the first-quarter earnings results.
Annual savings from the shutdowns could be as much as $30 million, according a March 20 regulatory filing.
Workers who lose their jobs will be given preference in hiring in the future by other units, the company said. Lovetro said there are no other areas where YRC Regional services overlap.
He said the company will assess whether the facilities that are being closed could be used by YRC’s national unit. If not, the buildings will be sold.
When the national integration occurred March 2, several months ahead of schedule, seniority lists were combined so that the most experienced workers could pick which jobs they wanted based on their qualifications and skills.
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/printopt.aspx?storyid=21581
YRC to Close 11 USF Holland Terminals
Will Shift Freight to Other Company Units
By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter
This story appears in the March 30 print edition of Transport Topics.
YRC Worldwide Inc. said it will close 11 USF Holland regional less-than-truckload terminals and turn the freight over to other company units, a move expected to boost operating income by at least $25 million a year.
Freight currently moved through nine terminals in the Northeast will be handled instead by YRC’s New Penn regional unit that also operates there. The Richmond, Va., and Wichita, Kan., USF Holland facilities’ freight will be moved by YRC’s national LTL unit.
“The primary reason [for the move] was to continue providing better service to the customer,” Keith Lovetro, president of YRC Regional Transportation, told Transport Topics on March 23. “There was always a level of confusion with overlapping terminals, and customers were asking which ones to use. This makes us easier to do business with.”
Shutdown costs of $8 million to $10 million will be incurred when the terminals close by March 31, and about 350 USF Holland workers will lose their jobs, YRC said.
Operations at 62 other USF Holland terminals are continuing, as are the regional services offered by USF Reddaway in the western portion of the country. YRC in 2007 reconfigured its regional LTL business as part of a cost-saving effort, combining USF Bestway with Reddaway and adding geographical coverage for Holland.
New Penn is taking over the freight moved now through USF Holland terminals in Baltimore, Albany, N.Y., and Syracuse, N.Y., and six terminals in Pennsylvania. They are: Philadelphia, Allentown, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Bedford and DuBois.
The move represents the latest cost-saving initiative by YRC, which lost nearly $1 billion last year, mostly because of asset writedowns. Operating losses at the national unit were $749.4 million, including impairment costs of $776.7 million. Its trucking business last was profitable in 2007, when the national unit made $159 million, before taxes and interest.
The latest closing announcement follows less than three weeks after the national trucking business was integrated by combining the terminals, equipment and employees from Roadway and Yellow Transportation into a single unit. That action was expected to improve operating results by at least $200 million a year. The consolidation led to the shutdown of 170 facilities and a remaining network of 450 terminals.
The shutdown expenses include severance, lease termination and other facilities costs that will be included in the first-quarter earnings results.
Annual savings from the shutdowns could be as much as $30 million, according a March 20 regulatory filing.
Workers who lose their jobs will be given preference in hiring in the future by other units, the company said. Lovetro said there are no other areas where YRC Regional services overlap.
He said the company will assess whether the facilities that are being closed could be used by YRC’s national unit. If not, the buildings will be sold.
When the national integration occurred March 2, several months ahead of schedule, seniority lists were combined so that the most experienced workers could pick which jobs they wanted based on their qualifications and skills.
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/printopt.aspx?storyid=21581
And then let's not forget what happened to Bestway...
USF Reddaway and USF Bestway Consolidate; USF Holland Expands Coverage
“The consolidation of the USF Bestway and USF Reddaway brands creates a more streamlined organization, a stronger regional network and a very formidable western service provider,” said Jim Staley, President and CEO of YRC Regional Transportation. That translates into more service options for our customers and a simpler customer service experience. Additionally, the expansion of USF Holland deeper into the Midwest and the South provides our customers access to one of the most reliable and extensive next-day and regional delivery networks in the industry.”
“The YRC Regional Transportation group now has four strong companies with substantial brand equity,” commented Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide. “The expansion of USF Holland and USF Reddaway into these new regional markets will enhance growth prospects for the corporation and add to shareholder val
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/YRC_Worldwide_(YRCW)/Usf_Reddaway_Bestway_Consolidate_Holland_Expands_Coverage
Bestway, took its biggest hit when purchased by TNT. Had that not happened and the owner of Bestway not sold to TNT, they undoubtedly would have been the PREMIER carrier, most likely nationwide.
That's a whole nother can of worms, but some seem to be short sighted on their origins.
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YRC will consolidate two trucking divisions
Jan 8, 2007, 5:41pm CST Updated: Jan 8, 2007, 5:41pm CST
YRC Regional Transportation, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc., will consolidate two of its USF trucking divisions and expand service on a third.
In a release after the market closed on Monday, Overland Park-based YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) said that YRC Regional Transportation's USF Bestway and USF Reddaway divisions will consolidate into one division under the USF Reddaway brand.
The consolidated division will serve markets in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, the YRC Worldwide said in the release. It will add new direct service in Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as expanded shipment capacity in California and Nevada.
T.J. O'Connor, currently president and CEO of the USF Bestway, will become president and CEO of the consolidated USF Reddaway division.
Current USF Reddaway president Ed Fitzgerald will leave the company.
YRC also will expand service in Kansas, Arkansas and Mississippi under its USF Holland division. As part of the expansion, USF Holland will buy three USF Bestway service facilities in Little Rock, Ark.; Wichita; and Jackson, Miss.
YRC Worldwide didn't say in the release how many employees the divisions slated for consolidation have, whether the action would include job cuts or how much the move would cost or save the company.
Officials with YRC Worldwide had no details beyond the release.
"The consolidation of the USF Bestway and USF Reddaway brands creates a more streamlined organization, a stronger regional network and a very formidable Western service provider," YRC Regional Transportation CEO Jim Staley said in the release.
YRC Regional Transportation includes the USF Holland, USF Reddaway, USF Glen Moore and New Penn brands.
YRC will consolidate two trucking divisions
Jan 8, 2007, 5:41pm CST Updated: Jan 8, 2007, 5:41pm CST
YRC Regional Transportation, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc., will consolidate two of its USF trucking divisions and expand service on a third.
In a release after the market closed on Monday, Overland Park-based YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) said that YRC Regional Transportation's USF Bestway and USF Reddaway divisions will consolidate into one division under the USF Reddaway brand.
The consolidated division will serve markets in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, the YRC Worldwide said in the release. It will add new direct service in Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as expanded shipment capacity in California and Nevada.
T.J. O'Connor, currently president and CEO of the USF Bestway, will become president and CEO of the consolidated USF Reddaway division.
Current USF Reddaway president Ed Fitzgerald will leave the company.
YRC also will expand service in Kansas, Arkansas and Mississippi under its USF Holland division. As part of the expansion, USF Holland will buy three USF Bestway service facilities in Little Rock, Ark.; Wichita; and Jackson, Miss.
YRC Worldwide didn't say in the release how many employees the divisions slated for consolidation have, whether the action would include job cuts or how much the move would cost or save the company.
Officials with YRC Worldwide had no details beyond the release.
"The consolidation of the USF Bestway and USF Reddaway brands creates a more streamlined organization, a stronger regional network and a very formidable Western service provider," YRC Regional Transportation CEO Jim Staley said in the release.
YRC Regional Transportation includes the USF Holland, USF Reddaway, USF Glen Moore and New Penn brands.
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No one is worried though, as IBT General President Hoffa is once again "monitoring the situation" closely with Welch, just as he did years ago with Dollar Bill...
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Long live Gorge Boulevard....
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Don't worry.Almost everything YRCW has implemented hasn't worked out all that well.Just sit back and eat popcorn and enjoy the show.
I am ready, Freightmaster1 has given us all a lot to think about. Slide the disk in, lets go.
After looking at the Texas service points I will tell you this is another Con-Job
Once these service areas are covered they will start shutting YRCF down Right now we break JNJ trailers loaded with Holland freight and brought in daily to deliver to the Texas points. Why would Holland expand to areas already being served by YRCF?
Once these service areas are covered they will start shutting YRCF down Right now we break JNJ trailers loaded with Holland freight and brought in daily to deliver to the Texas points. Why would Holland expand to areas already being served by YRCF?
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