To YRCW Senior Management,

[ducksoup]

The THREE reasons why the New Penn vote came back with a resounding 2 to 1 NO.

1 As in real life, not everyone loves their parent(s), hence the reality that you saw through this vote. There is no respect or love at New Penn toward our parent, YRCW. We get this, you don't.

2 As in real life there are agencies and homes that handle those who wish not to live with their parents. This vote hoped to find New Penn a different parent and a better home. We get this, you don't

3 If the chance to be sold existed through this vote then the hope of retaining benefits and wages could have been realized ... We get this, you don't.

When you understand the true PRIDE in this company which has NEVER faltered, not once, even though your war ships were bombing our shores, taking casualties including good sales and management people, good drivers who ended up retiring before their time, drivers who were laid off because the YRC BRAND was attached to this great company's name when our customers were concerned by YOUR financials NOT ours!!

In light of your most recent move to put this STILL profitable company out to pasture and in the grave forever doesn't shock us one bit. Adding another Winross toy truck to the shelf of a customer as a focal point amongst his 100 others out of business carriers is not hard for you to do and you've made it clear that's what you will do. Don't blame us for a no vote, you asked, we told. Start making money like us and we won't have to continue to make your lives difficult like you've made ours miserable.

[allnightrain44]

thats good ducksoup, but after what,5 yrs of ownership of us-NPME-have they learned or used one good thing we do to better there operation? but we have had to take and use a 100 of there poor decsions or else. we still operate postive,and they don't .they are like the GM that flew to DC in there private jets so they could beg the gov't fo r money to save them.they will never get it.

[SandmanLogan5]

The THREE reasons why the New Penn vote came back with a resounding 2 to 1 NO.

1 As in real life, not everyone loves their parent(s), hence the reality that you saw through this vote. There is no respect or love at New Penn toward our parent, YRCW. We get this, you don't.

2 As in real life there are agencies and homes that handle those who wish not to live with their parents. This vote hoped to find New Penn a different parent and a better home. We get this, you don't

3 If the chance to be sold existed through this vote then the hope of retaining benefits and wages could have been realized ... We get this, you don't.

When you understand the true PRIDE in this company which has NEVER faltered, not once, even though your war ships were bombing our shores, taking casualties including good sales and management people, good drivers who ended up retiring before their time, drivers who were laid off because the YRC BRAND was attached to this great company's name when our customers were concerned by YOUR financials NOT ours!!

In light of your most recent move to put this STILL profitable company out to pasture and in the grave forever doesn't shock us one bit. Adding another Winross toy truck to the shelf of a customer as a focal point amongst his 100 others out of business carriers is not hard for you to do and you've made it clear that's what you will do. Don't blame us for a no vote, you asked, we told. Start making money like us and we won't have to continue to make your lives difficult like you've made ours miserable.

Well said Brother...AMEN !

[newpenn107]

Amen to that!!! Great post!!!

[NP Driver1]

Great first post from a brother that understands the New Penn employee point of view.

[ducksoup]

The revote for me is a no-brainer. Heard all sides including Shawn N a guy I respect and have spoken to for a very long time, straight shooter but not a guy with BS, that was plain wrong of you NP Driver 1, starting rumors won't keep freight on our trucks or keep us in jobs long! My last vote was against YRCW and what they stand for, my vote this time will be FOR New Penn and my fellow brothers !

[222-0]

I posted the following comment in the Journal of Commerce as a reply to the 8/17/9 article. Seeing that letter from YRC to the NPME president on another post has me believing even more that the same mindset that closed Coles Express and Spartan Express and almost broke Texas powerhouse Central Freight Lines hasn't been purged. Hopefully you'll find a buyer and YRC will cut you loose in exchange for the needed cash.

--Reply to article begins here--

New Penn's only hope is to have happen to them what happened to Central Freight out of Waco during that time they spent as part of what I think was called Roadway Regional Group or something like that. Namely, New Penn management and other investors need to step up and offer to buy New Penn from YRC. No doubt YRC needs the money for however length of time they have left and it'll relieve YRC of a dissenting (but probably correct) labor component.

Don't any of the New Penn people remember what Roadway Regional did to their former competitor Coles Express, as well as Spartan Express out of S.C. during their time in Roadway Regional? They broke both of them! Central was going to be next until senior management bought it back. New Penn's next unless they get out now. From what I hear it would be a shame, as they're probably the best of the carriers under that leaking YRC umbrella right now and all the good qualities they exhibit will disappear should they be assimilated into YRC. It does seem strange that the Teamsters are making this threat against their own membership while YRC remains silent on this idea.

[MONTANANY]

I posted the following comment in the Journal of Commerce as a reply to the 8/17/9 article. Seeing that letter from YRC to the NPME president on another post has me believing even more that the same mindset that closed Coles Express and Spartan Express and almost broke Texas powerhouse Central Freight Lines hasn't been purged. Hopefully you'll find a buyer and YRC will cut you loose in exchange for the needed cash.

--Reply to article begins here--

New Penn's only hope is to have happen to them what happened to Central Freight out of Waco during that time they spent as part of what I think was called Roadway Regional Group or something like that. Namely, New Penn management and other investors need to step up and offer to buy New Penn from YRC. No doubt YRC needs the money for however length of time they have left and it'll relieve YRC of a dissenting (but probably correct) labor component.

Don't any of the New Penn people remember what Roadway Regional did to their former competitor Coles Express, as well as Spartan Express out of S.C. during their time in Roadway Regional? They broke both of them! Central was going to be next until senior management bought it back. New Penn's next unless they get out now. From what I hear it would be a shame, as they're probably the best of the carriers under that leaking YRC umbrella right now and all the good qualities they exhibit will disappear should they be assimilated into YRC. It does seem strange that the Teamsters are making this threat against their own membership while YRC remains silent on this idea.

I good idea, but do not see it happening.

So are/were Central, Coles Exp and Spartan Teamster companies? My thoughts are that for YRC to be interested in selling New Penn, it would have to be for top dollar....and a buyer (and the bank financing it) would not pay top dollar for trucking company with that pension liability. If anything happens, I could see UPS or possibly ABF in the mix, but banks are tight on loaning money , especially to the trucking industry. Used trucks are at an all time low for value and real estate is low also.....oh yea, YRC has been selling off their real estate.

It's sad to see what is happening with New Penn and I am amazed at seeing the amount of people (management, sales etc) that are leaving (looking to leave) and going to the competition.

[freightgal]

Coles, Spartan Central, Spartan South and Central were all non union. Roadway was spun off debt free and they all became Viking Freight under Caliber Systems umbrella. When they shut down there was no buyers for Coles or the Spartans. I believe Central Freight is owned by Swift now.

[ducksoup]

Thought Coles was bought by APA while Spartan was always a carrier that operated well over 100 O/R.