newsworthy Lead NASSTRAC attorney bullish on passage of twin-trailer legislation April 11, 2017 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Cutler said he's "never been as optimistic" about legislative outlook for measure.Read More
newsworthy YRC Freight eliminates management layer in re-organization of field operations February 2, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Managers let go in seven cities, sources say.Read More
newsworthy Broad coalition formed to lobby for rebuild of U.S. transportation network January 11, 2017 Mark B. Solomon No Comments 'Americans for Modern Transportation' includes Amazon, FedEx, UPS, YRC, RILA, and NRF.Read More
newsworthy Heads of Robinson, YRC extol virtues of API data model for LTL transactions September 29, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Robinson boss Wiehoff said firm committed to greater API use.Read More
outbound The re-re-making of a rate bureau September 21, 2016 Mitch Mac Donald No Comments When rate bureaus began to fade into history, SMC3 reinvented itself as an LTL data and pricing specialist. Now, it's poised to pivot again.Read More
newsworthy Business down, prices up: For LTL carriers, oligopolies are a good thing August 3, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Concentrated market keeps contract rates elevated even as traffic declines.Read More
newsworthy LTL carriers look to last-mile service to stimulate sagging revenue growth July 8, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Big opportunity in an unfamiliar space for carriers.Read More
newsworthy YRC hires 3PL executive as chief customer officer May 24, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Justin Hall currently president of Minnesota-based provider; starts at YRC June 1.Read More
newsworthy Central States trustees scrap idea of developing new pension-rescue plan May 20, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Trustees say new plan "unworkable" following Treasury's earlier rejection; fund calls on Congress to shore up finances.Read More
newsworthy YRC's unionized workers saved massive pension chop by Treasury's rejection of Central States plan May 10, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Employees would have faced more draconian pension cuts on top of 2009 haircut.Read More