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Ford drops auto hauler Jack Cooper after 40 years in business together

Auto hauler Jack Cooper has lost its contract to transport vehicles for Ford Motor Co., a major blow to the unionized carrier.

Ford is believed to be Jack Cooper’s second-largest customer behind General Motors. 

In an internal memo sent to Jack Cooper employees Tuesday morning and obtained by FreightWaves, Ford notified Jack Cooper of the ending of its contract on Jan. 2, with a 30-day notice.

The contract was not expiring at that date, according to sources close to the company, but it did contain...

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Jack Cooper Transport named as Yellow suitor

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Auto hauler Jack Cooper Transport was named by Reuters as a bidder for Yellow Corp. in a deal that...

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Teamsters, car haulers agree to 3-year contract

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The Teamsters union and unionized car-hauling companies reached a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement late Tuesday night that averted a nationwide strike of drivers and maintenance workers that would have begun Wednesday.

Details of the agreement will be disclosed after it is reviewed on June 16 in Washington by leaders from 29 locals representing about 3,000 workers, the Teamsters said in a statement. Two representatives from each local will decide whether to approve the...

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Teamsters, car-haulers go down to the wire in contract talks as trucker strike looms

Cars loaded in the trailer of a car-hauler.

Car-hauling companies and the Teamsters union went down to the wire Tuesday to reach a collective bargaining agreement and avert a nationwide strike that could start as soon as a minute after midnight on Wednesday.

In a Facebook post late Monday night, lead negotiators of the Teamsters’ Carhaul division, meeting in Romulus, Michigan, appeared optimistic that a contract could be agreed to by midnight Tuesday.

“It’s going to be a good contract,” said Avril Thompson, Carhaul division director and...

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