"At the end of the day, we'll have the largest comprehensive transportation network in the country," said Michael J. Smid, president and CEO of YRC National Transportation........By the time the dust settles at the end of next year, some 200 of the 650 terminals in the Yellow and Roadway networks will be shut down and sold, a 30 percent reduction in operating facilities. The number of jobs eventually cut from the combined companies' 45,000 mostly union work force will "largely depend on the economy and how effective we are in making this transition," said Smid.......
