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Jul 24, 2014, 3:04pm CDT UPDATED: Jul 24, 2014, 3:25pm CDT
U.S. DOT: YRC fleet nears federal intervention level
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The chart above displays the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s vehicle maintenance scores for carriers that are part of YRC Worldwide Inc., compared with the scores of YRC’s largest competitors in the less-than-truckload industry. A lower score indicates a better state of repair. Any score of more than 75 percent will prompt federal intervention.



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YRC Freight’s fleet is in a worse state of repair than most of its main competitors’ fleets, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In fact, the state of the YRC Freight fleet's vehicle maintenance is close to a threshold requiring federal intervention according to statistics from the DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
According to the FMSCA’s online safety measurement system database, YRC Freight — called YRC Inc. by the DOT — owns a 71.6 percent vehicle maintenance rating. That rating indicates that about 71.6 percent of the commercial carriers' fleets on the road are rated by the DOT as being in a better state of repair than YRC Freight’s vehicles. The federal intervention threshold is a 75 percent vehicle maintenance rating. A lower rating indicates a better state of repair.
YRC Freight is the largest operating sector of Overland Park-based less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW). The company’s regional carrier Holland — called USF Holland Inc. by the DOT — owns a 73.1 percent rating. The other regional carriers, Reddaway — called USF Reddaway Inc. — and New Penn — called New Penn Motor Express Inc. — own a 34.5 percent and a 31.2 percent rating, respectively.
YRC’s primary competitors in the less-than-truckload industry have better vehicle maintenance ratings. Con-way Freight Inc.’s fleet is in the best shape, with a 20.1 percent rating. FedEx Freight Inc., UPS Ground Freight Inc., ABF Freight System Inc. and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. all have ratings between 45 to 55 percent, which are average ratings for the industry.
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Look forward to spending some quality time behind the scale house, with your friendly local DOT inspector. Nothing like having a huge target on your back. Hey Scott, did vehicle maintenance come up in your town hall propaganda sessions??!!!???
 
Look forward to spending some quality time behind the scale house, with your friendly local DOT inspector. Nothing like having a huge target on your back. Hey Scott, did vehicle maintenance come up in your town hall propaganda sessions??!!!???

Yep, I hope they have a big stack of comchek's!! Sounds like they' ll be needing them.....
 
Look at the bright side....they won't do anything because the drivers *****, maybe they will if it starts effecting the bottom line.
 
New Terminals, New scales, New handhelds for Gaylord, but no new trucks or trailers. It should have been the # 1 priority!!!! Another bad choice by the chosen few.
 
Look forward to spending some quality time behind the scale house, with your friendly local DOT inspector. Nothing like having a huge target on your back. Hey Scott, did vehicle maintenance come up in your town hall propaganda sessions??!!!???
It will next week at our terminal cookout with S Ware. ( Memphis )

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Should bring a wheel barrow painted up like a holland truck and have it sitting there when he shows up, with his name on it!! LOL
No doubt he wouldn't even get it???? His mind is to busy trying to keep the smoke and mirrors thing going.... If he shows up at our terminal I wouldn't even want to be there, I know I would be asked to leave!!!!
 
New Terminals, New scales, New handhelds for Gaylord, but no new trucks or trailers. It should have been the # 1 priority!!!! Another bad choice by the chosen few.[/QUOTE
New terminal? Did Flash work their once upon a time?

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Shut the Doors be a better choice !!!! $1.5 Billion Debt & need 2 billion in new trucks & trailers !!!!

Ahhh, come on. I hope they stay open just so I can say daily "I can't believe they are still open" (lol). This has been the biggest most unbelievable thing to watch for the past 8 years. How YRC has kept banks at bey this long confounds me. If it wasn't for all of the families that have been affected and all of the employees that have been devastated it would actually be funny.
 
Ahhh, come on. I hope they stay open just so I can say daily "I can't believe they are still open" (lol). This has been the biggest most unbelievable thing to watch for the past 8 years. How YRC has kept banks at bey this long confounds me. If it wasn't for all of the families that have been affected and all of the employees that have been devastated it would actually be funny.

Keeping the banks at bey is easy as long as they pay them!!!
 
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