Waiver gives Yellow breathing room but with strict requirements from lenders

Yellow Corp. bought more time as it fights for survival with a deal that waives certain covenants under its credit agreements.

The agreement was effective retroactive to June 30 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. 

According to the 8-K filing with the SEC, the amended and restated credit agreement between the LTL carrier and a consortium of lenders did have a testing deadline for covenant compliance on June 30. That now has been delayed.

In a prepared statement...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/waiver-gives-yellow-breathing-room-but-with-strict-requirements-from-lenders

Emails suggest possible Teamsters support drove Trump to back Yellow’s $700M loan

Yellow Corp. double tractor trailer truck

Emails obtained by congressional watchdogs suggest that former President Donald Trump and his aides may have pushed for a $700 million federal loan to LTL carrier YRC Worldwide Inc. to gain support from the Teamsters in the run-up to the 2020 election.

The new details are included in a report issued on Wednesday by Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. It is part of the panel’s investigation into the legality of a national security loan issued by the Trump...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/emails-suggest-possible-teamsters-support-drove-trump-to-back-yellows-700m-loan

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