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Yellow planea combinar las redes de New Penn y Holland 

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El transportador LTL Yellow Corp. dijo a última hora del miércoles que planea consolidar las operaciones de sus transportadores regionales New Penn y Holland con su red nacional YRC Freight como parte de un plan de varios años para construir un transportador súper regional que proporcione entregas de uno a dos días en todo el país. 

El transportador con sede en Overland Park, Kansas (NASDAQ: YELL) dijo que combinará 22 terminales operadas por New Penn, Holland y YRC Freight en el Este, Medio...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yellow-planea-combinar-las-redes-de-new-penn-y-holland

Yellow plans to combine New Penn, Holland networks

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LTL carrier Yellow Corp. said late Wednesday that it plans to consolidate the operations of its New Penn and Holland regional carriers with its YRC Freight national network as part of a multiyear plan to build a super-regional carrier providing one- to two-day deliveries across the nation.

The Overland Park, Kansas-based carrier (NASDAQ: YELL) said it will combine 22 terminal locations operated by New Penn, Holland and YRC Freight in the East, Midwest and parts of the South. Yellow will also...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yellow-plans-to-combine-new-penn-holland-networks

FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Roadway Express was an LTL leader for decades

The U.S. trucking industry grew in the years following World War I. Nonetheless, the industry was still in its early days, and railroads were the primary method of transportation for goods from point of manufacture to point of sale. 

Early history

This did not deter brothers Carroll and Galen Roush, who founded Roadway Express in Akron, Ohio in 1930. Roadway Express entered the trucking industry as a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier; its first load was transporting tires between Akron and St....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-haul-of-fame-roadway-express-was-an-ltl-leader-for-decades

Women In Trucking empowers Girl Scouts with Transportation Badge

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has a mission to encourage female employment, address obstacles for women in the industry and celebrate their successes. Since 2014, the group has found an extraordinary way to relay this message by empowering G.I.R.L.: go-getting, innovating, risk-taking, leaders better known as the Girl Scouts of America. WIT’s partnership with Girl Scouts enables local transportation and logistics companies, and troops to plan a “Trucks Are For Girls” event with the...

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YRC next-day regional service expands in mid-Atlantic

YRC Freight expands next-day service

Less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced Monday the further expansion of YRC Freight’s regional next-day service. The service will now be offered out of 13 terminals throughout the mid-Atlantic.

The Overland Park, Kansas-based carrier said the service will run out of selected terminals throughout Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Richmond, Virginia, will be the hub for the region.

“Through Regional Next-Day service, we’ve enhanced...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yrc-next-day-regional-service-expands-in-mid-atlantic

YRC taps loan agreement for fleet investment; CFO resigns

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Less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced that it has drawn $75 million in funds from the $400 million second tranche of the $700 million Treasury loan it received as part of the government’s pandemic relief lending program.

On Monday, the Overland Park, Kansas-based company reported a third-quarter loss of just $2 million, or 4 cents per share, significantly better than consensus estimates of a loss of 25 to 28 cents per share. The result was also much improved...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/yrc-taps-loan-agreement-for-fleet-investment

COVID-19 re-energizes truck size/weight battle

A coalition that includes owner-operators, large trucking companies and the freight railroads is looking to head off renewed efforts to permanently raise national truck size standards in the wake of COVID-19.

The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) asserts that it is not opposed to the raising of weight limits by individual states aimed at making it easier for shippers and carriers to move essential freight during the pandemic.

“However, we do believe these provisions must be temporary and no...

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