As I sort of stated earlier, nobody would even mention the word "deregulation" if only the Teamsters had organized the many companies which grew/evolved after that event. That way all of us - Yellow, ABF, TransForce, Old Dominion, Saia, FedEx, etc. could all have been part of a stronger, bigger NMFA and with that strength applied evenly to all the LTL companies we could have gotten better pay and benefits since most all of the LTL industry would have been showing organized solidarity. As it is now, how can anyone expect any of the few remaining Teamster companies to show real contractual strength when we're only a fraction of the industry. Sad but true.