Trucking news: Labor peace in hand, national LTLs eye pricing recovery
John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor -- Logistics Management, 2/12/2008
WASHINGTON—For shippers, new five-year labor contracts with the Teamsters union at ABF Freight System and the YRC Worldwide group (Yellow, Roadway and YRC Regional) could mean an end to the bargain-basement freight rates of the past two years as the carriers now are focused on improving profitability.