TForce Freight

Saber-rattling begins ahead of LTL labor negotiations

Union heads say they are prepared for a fight heading into labor negotiations with less-than-truckload carriers ABF Freight and TForce Freight. In a Friday news release, the organization made clear to its rank and file it would be “militant” and “secure lucrative agreements” on their behalf.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said its negotiating arm met in Washington on Friday to review proposals ahead of negotiations with TForce Freight, a TFI International (NYSE: TFII) company.

The...

TFI podría buscar un enfoque diferente en las próximas conversaciones de los Teamsters para el contrato de TForce Freight

A dark brown tractor-trailer with the logos of TForce Freight and UPS on the tractor, and the logos UPS and UPS Freight on the trailer.

El jefe de TFI International ha adoptado lo que parece ser un enfoque novedoso para las negociaciones del contrato del próximo año con el sindicato de los Teamsters, y puede no sentar bien a la dirección de los Teamsters.

Alain Bédard, presidente y consejero delegado del gigante del transporte con sede en Montreal, insinuó el viernes que quiere prescindir de una estructura salarial uniforme a nivel nacional para los trabajadores del transportista LTL TForce Freight, la antigua UPS Freight que...

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TFI may seek different approach to upcoming Teamsters talks

TFI International’s boss has taken what appears to be a novel approach to next year’s contract negotiations with the Teamsters union, and it may not sit well with Teamsters leadership.

Alain Bédard, chairman, president and CEO of the Montreal-based transport giant, hinted Friday that he wants to dispense with a uniform nationwide wage structure for workers at LTL carrier TForce Freight, the former UPS Freight which TFI (NASDAQ: TFII) acquired from UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) in January 2021 for $800...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tfi-may-seek-different-approach-to-upcoming-teamsters-talks

Los conductores de TForce Freight reducirán los kilómetros y manejarán más carga

A brown tractor-trailer with the logo of TForce Freight travels on a city street with a trailer of UPS seen in the background.

Los conductores de recogida y entrega de TForce Freight conducirán menos millas y recogerán más carga por parada como parte de los esfuerzos de TFI International para mejorar la eficiencia operativa en sus operaciones LTL en Estados Unidos, dijo el martes el CEO Alain Bédard. 

“A los conductores les gusta conducir. … A mí me gusta recoger la carga”, dijo Bédard a los analistas financieros. “Así que tenemos una desconexión. Así que lo que queremos hacer es que nuestros chicos de P&D conduzcan...

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TForce Freight drivers to reduce miles, handle more freight

A brown tractor-trailer with the logo of TForce Freight travels on a city street with a trailer of UPS seen in the background.

TForce Freight pickup and delivery drivers will be driving fewer miles and picking up more freight per stop as part of TFI International’s efforts to improve operational efficiency in its U.S. LTL operations, CEO Alain Bédard said on Tuesday. 

“Drivers, they like to drive. … Me, I like to pick up freight,” Bédard told financial analysts. “So we have a disconnect. So what we want to do is have our P&D guys drive less miles and pick up more freight.”

Bédard made the comments a day after...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tforce-freight-drivers-to-reduce-miles-handle-more-freight

CEO: Vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers ‘not an issue at all’ for TFI

A truck pulling a trailer of Canadian trucking firm TFI International company Canpar in the United States.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border hasn’t been a problem for Canada’s largest trucking company, TFI International, CEO Alain Bédard told financial analysts on Tuesday. 

“Vaccination at TFI is not an issue at all,” Bédard said while discussing the company’s fourth-quarter financial results. “On the Canadian side, most of our drivers are vaccinated.”

Bédard made the comments less than a month after the Canadian and U.S. governments implemented mandates, on...

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TForce Freight drivers win small victory in truck speed fight

A white TForce Freight truck travels on a highway.

TForce Freight has turned back up the speeds of some trucks in a small victory for drivers angered over the LTL carrier’s move to slow down its fleet by 3 mph, FreightWaves has learned.

TFI International-owned TForce increased the maximum speed to 72 mph of sleeper cab trucks based at its Houston terminals during the past week, sources said. 

The change came following requests from drivers who complained they were running out of hours on longer runs that previously could be completed within 24...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tforce-freight-drivers-win-small-victory-in-truck-speed-fight

TFI folding US truckload, dedicated operations into CFI

A white tractor-trailer of TFI International carrier CFI traveling on a road with green pine trees in the background.

TFI International is consolidating its U.S. truckload and dedicated trucking operations under the umbrella of its Missouri-based carrier CFI, which has already absorbed Transport America — with the small dedicated operation of former UPS Freight to follow in 2022. 

CFI announced the changes on Monday as part of an expansion and reorganization. It also includes a new temperature-controlled division from TFI’s acquisition of MCT. 

The newly expanded CFI has a fleet of over 3,700 power units, which...

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TFI to close ex-UPS Freight terminals to rein in costs

A TForce Freight truck parked at a former terminal of UPS Freight now owned by TFI International.

TFI International plans to close four former UPS Freight terminals in December as the Canadian company works to bring down costs and optimize its U.S. LTL network, CEO Alain Bédard told financial analysts on Friday.

The terminals don’t handle enough shipments to justify their continued operation, Bédard said. They include one location in Chicago and two in West Virginia, while Bédard didn’t identify the fourth.

The closures account for a small portion of the over 200 facilities TFI acquired as...

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TFI has strong Q3, but TForce Freight margins weaken

A tractor-trailer of TFI International's TForce Freight, formerly UPS Freight, seen from the front left.

TFI International reported record third-quarter financial results on Thursday even as the performance of its U.S. LTL operation, formerly known as UPS Freight, took a slight dip.

The Montreal-based company beat analysts’ estimates by seven cents with an adjusted net income of $138.9 million or $1.46 per diluted share, according to Seeking Alpha. Revenue came in at just under $2.1 billion, in line with estimates. 

TFI’s (NYSE:TFII) U.S. LTL operation, rebranded as TForce Freight, didn’t quite live...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tfi-has-strong-q3-but-tforce-freight-margins-weaken

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