Al, some clarification is in order here, I think. Over the past 15 years, there have been three CEOs, several COOs, a handful of CFOs, several YRC presidents, a handful of Holland presidents, a handful of Reddaway presidents, multiple New Penn presidents and too many senior VPs to even keep track of. The only stable and constant presence was us, the folks who actually made the wheels turn, the trucks serviced, and the freight get transferred.
I only have a modicum of respect for one of them, and that is James Welch. He attempted in vain to save a torpedoed ship. I have serious disrespect for some of the others, and I'm personally acquainted at one time or another with nearly all of them.
Some of the events that have come to light as this bankruptcy case got underway have only one definition in my opinion: disgusting! Paying Hawkins $6,000/month in "commuting expenses" because he lives in southwestern Tennessee (I am tempted to put his street address on here, but I won't) and the corporate offices were in Overland Park (it was his choice to live hundreds of miles from work); the severance payments of hundreds of thousands of dollars to departing senior VPs; the obscene amounts on bonuses to senior management, etc. etc. Disgusting!