Not at all. They had a motivated group until they decided to go on a spending spree to ruin 4 truck lines.
I believe Yellow had a "motivated" group beyond the purchase of Roadway.
There was a lack of direction, in hind sight, to (1) merge the brands, (2) consolidate and eliminate redundancies in the network and (3) foresee the downturn in the economy.
(Mind you all, there would
STILL have been a significant reduction in the workforce, but it may have not been quite as severe.)
If the management group would have taken action in the beginning, there would have been a period of confusion in the marketplace, regarding branding, but once the YRC brand was recognized and the appropriate network established, there would have been a chance of success through the economic downturn.
Instead what we have had, is one band-aid after another without clear vision of purpose. When the goal is to outrun debt, we would all do what is necessary to "save the farm."
Hopefully, with this most recent opportunity, management will take a breath and continue to address the seriousness of the situation and take appropriate steps to return to what we do best.
If the company does not approach the rank and file as 'equals' in solving this problem, we will die of attrition.
It's fairly simple.