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Yellow | Yellow & Roadway MAY Merge Some Linehaul Operations
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Alpha,Just wait its only a matter of time before we see a yellow truck pulling a rdwy trailer or vice versa a Rdwy truck pulling a yellow trailer.
Sometimes it's better to go back and read all the posts. My post to Chicago Roadway was about whether or not Yellow was going to move into Roadway's Chicago Heights terminal, not whether linehaul would be combined.
I didn't read all the posts on this thread.
But has it been brought up about what Yellow did with Preston after they bought them out?
They allowed Preston to keep running their operation on their own still as Preston.
After a time Yellow started bleeding off Prestons freight accounts.
Which dryed Preston up.
Than Yellow just let them go to file for bankrupcy,and as the saying goes the rest is history.
I worked at Yellow as a casual city driver back in 1986.
I allowed them to use,and abuse me,untill I got sick of them.
I for one don't trust Yellow very much,they say one thing while their thinking along the lines of making it good for themselves,and to bad for you,if you don't like it.
Theres plenty of others that are willing to take your place.
I'm sorry if I'm being negative,but if I was in this situation,I'd rather be working for Yellow now,than for Roadway,NewPenn,or USF.
I'm sure Yellow is thinking of the best way to strip all of these companies of their freight,than let them go,the way they did,and tryed to do to Saia,and Jevic when they were Yellow companies.
In my opinion from being a city driver for a living,working on my 44th year.
The bigger the company the less they can be trusted.
But has it been brought up about what Yellow did with Preston after they bought them out?
They allowed Preston to keep running their operation on their own still as Preston.
After a time Yellow started bleeding off Prestons freight accounts.
Which dryed Preston up.
Than Yellow just let them go to file for bankrupcy,and as the saying goes the rest is history.
I worked at Yellow as a casual city driver back in 1986.
I allowed them to use,and abuse me,untill I got sick of them.
I for one don't trust Yellow very much,they say one thing while their thinking along the lines of making it good for themselves,and to bad for you,if you don't like it.
Theres plenty of others that are willing to take your place.
I'm sorry if I'm being negative,but if I was in this situation,I'd rather be working for Yellow now,than for Roadway,NewPenn,or USF.
I'm sure Yellow is thinking of the best way to strip all of these companies of their freight,than let them go,the way they did,and tryed to do to Saia,and Jevic when they were Yellow companies.
In my opinion from being a city driver for a living,working on my 44th year.
The bigger the company the less they can be trusted.
I don't think you can compare Yellow Corp purchase of Preston and the current YRC Worldwide group of truck lines. It was much different. There has already been so much "back door" merging of maintenance, purchasing and such I don't see how you could ever separate them again, especially Yellow and Roadway. Plus, their making money, something ,if I'm not mistaken, Preston wasn't. We shall see.
Well you can only hope this is a different situation hilo@342.
When it comes to companies in the transportation industries,talking about their futures you don't want to fully trust in what they are currentlly saying.
Tomorrow they may take a complete (U) turn if they feel they can benefit their share holders in some better way.
None of these companies really care about their workers anymore.
We are just numbers on their company business ledgers.
I'm sorry to say gone are the days of apperciating the hard working people that are dedicated to making their company grow.
When it comes to companies in the transportation industries,talking about their futures you don't want to fully trust in what they are currentlly saying.
Tomorrow they may take a complete (U) turn if they feel they can benefit their share holders in some better way.
None of these companies really care about their workers anymore.
We are just numbers on their company business ledgers.
I'm sorry to say gone are the days of apperciating the hard working people that are dedicated to making their company grow.
Apo,
The only change I'd make to your post is that you can never trust what the Companies are saying.
I agree 100%! I worked for a small company when I got out of the military and moved up the ladder fairly quick. As the company began to grow, managers became executives, the company went public, and you couldn't trust a thing that the CEO said. Money is all that matters to these companies that trade on the stock market. Their investors could care less about the morale and welfare of its employees. Hopefully Roadway will not get run into the ground due to greed.
HR,
Often in this day and age people have a decent boss or Mgr. and think they work for a good Company. They don't. None of us do. All of these outfits are running on a Corporate America agenda and have no heart or soul. Making their daily and quarterly numbers are all that matters to any of them. Most of us will never feel the wrath of these Companies directly unless we have a bad accident or get hurt on the job.....then we see just how important we are. The only thing we can do is to try to perform our duties as safely as we can and hope for the best. Always remain aware of everything around you on the road and make good choices and you'll be fine.
Often in this day and age people have a decent boss or Mgr. and think they work for a good Company. They don't. None of us do. All of these outfits are running on a Corporate America agenda and have no heart or soul. Making their daily and quarterly numbers are all that matters to any of them. Most of us will never feel the wrath of these Companies directly unless we have a bad accident or get hurt on the job.....then we see just how important we are. The only thing we can do is to try to perform our duties as safely as we can and hope for the best. Always remain aware of everything around you on the road and make good choices and you'll be fine.
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I think before yellow and roadway can move each others trailers and freight they have to tie their computer systems together. I think this would take 6 months to a year. Office people would have to be trained to a better system. They would most likely be trained together. I could never see yellow give up I'ts name. I worked for yellow roadway and newpenn. If they could ever somehow put them together holycow the whole freight ind would bow to the master. It would not be easy and take years. I think these big companys look ahead in years not just money.
This caused me to spit beer all over my keyboard. Anyone familiar with Big R's computer system understands why. :nono: Please put a warning before anymore statements like this!
BEER!!!? Did you say BEER!!!?? How about passing a fellow brother a cold one!!!
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What do you guys think YRC Enterprises, Inc. is??? Payroll...purchasing....equipment.... is controled by this group as I see it!....KK
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Sorry about the split beer I guess roadway is due for a upgrade. Maybe the new one will be able to trace yellow pro numbers.
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YRC Has Already "Merged" Some Functions!
YRC Enteprise Services already has "merged" some "back room" functions such as cargo claims, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, workmans comp, etc. Just recently they started to combine the Weighing and Inspection departments of both Yellow Transportation and Roadway. Don't forget about YRC Enterprise Solutions either! Now the Yellow and Roadway sales reps will work for YRC Enterprise Solutions and they can sell to the larger accounts service by Yellow, Roadway, New Penn, USF, etc... The lines have blurred, and it will be nearly impossible to determine how the freight is being diverted/jockeyed around to all the sister companies within YRC! Let's hope that the economy doesn't go down the tubes! We need enough freight to go around for all of us!:USA:
YRC Enteprise Services already has "merged" some "back room" functions such as cargo claims, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, workmans comp, etc. Just recently they started to combine the Weighing and Inspection departments of both Yellow Transportation and Roadway. Don't forget about YRC Enterprise Solutions either! Now the Yellow and Roadway sales reps will work for YRC Enterprise Solutions and they can sell to the larger accounts service by Yellow, Roadway, New Penn, USF, etc... The lines have blurred, and it will be nearly impossible to determine how the freight is being diverted/jockeyed around to all the sister companies within YRC! Let's hope that the economy doesn't go down the tubes! We need enough freight to go around for all of us!:USA:
This is my opinion that Yellow's terminals couldn't handle all the freight from all of their other companies.
The way I see it,is they could run their outbound operation out of either the Yellow terminal,or Roadways.
A lot of cities in this country have both companys terminals in them.
Then they could run all of their outbound from the from the other.
So it could be inbound through the Roadway terminal,and the outbound through their Yellow terminal.
I don't know if thats ever been done before?
But its a way that Yellow could get a better freight flow,using both companys terminals in places both these companies ran out of in the past.
The way I see it,is they could run their outbound operation out of either the Yellow terminal,or Roadways.
A lot of cities in this country have both companys terminals in them.
Then they could run all of their outbound from the from the other.
So it could be inbound through the Roadway terminal,and the outbound through their Yellow terminal.
I don't know if thats ever been done before?
But its a way that Yellow could get a better freight flow,using both companys terminals in places both these companies ran out of in the past.
I re-read my upper post after it was to late to edit it.
I meant the inbound could get handled at one of Yellows terminals,and the outbound could go through the Roadway terminal in the same location that both these companies had terminals.
That way freight could be dropped off at one all day long,and loads could move outbound at the outbound terminal.
And like wise the terminal moving the inbound freight could keep that freight on the move as well.
This would be a good way to always meet service dates,and times.
Now again this is just my opinion,as an old UPS Freight gear jammer looking at Yellows operation from the outside.
I meant the inbound could get handled at one of Yellows terminals,and the outbound could go through the Roadway terminal in the same location that both these companies had terminals.
That way freight could be dropped off at one all day long,and loads could move outbound at the outbound terminal.
And like wise the terminal moving the inbound freight could keep that freight on the move as well.
This would be a good way to always meet service dates,and times.
Now again this is just my opinion,as an old UPS Freight gear jammer looking at Yellows operation from the outside.