When I started as a casual with Roadway Express in 1981, there was no parent company or other companies, just Roadway Express. At shift meetings we were told at the time Roadway Express had $350,000,000. in profits in the bank, or wherever, and they were obligated to their share holders to start investing this money. The parent company Roadway Services was formed, then the buying of other trunklines started and RPS was born. One of my proudest days came in 1982 when Roadway was forced by the Teamsters Union to hire me full time. Lots of Roadway discipline back then but I was use to it. When Yellow Corporation bought Roadway Corporation, the Roush family that owned Roadway Corporation said they were obligated to take the $980,000,000.00 offer for the benefit of the shareholders. I retired six months after the merger. If not for the buyout, who knows where Roadway Express would be today?
Shoulda, coulda, woulda...
Better off, no doubt!