FleetOwner Top 5 Stories of the Week - Jul 29th, 2023
 
 
Yellow in peril | Reefer gladness
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July 29, 2023
The threat of a strike by the company's 22,000 Teamsters union members has research firm Stephens assuming revenue per day is down 70% from the second quarter, putting the No. 6 for-hire FleetOwner 500 carrier in renewed danger of liquidation.
The mega carrier’s Teamsters were set to walk out today after a judge on July 21 blocked Yellow’s request for an injunction to stop a strike, but the primary roadblock was cleared after their health and pension fund agreed to extend benefits.
Gloom-and-doom predictions for the cost to the U.S. economy can end as the Teamsters trumpet higher wages, job increases, more equal pay, air conditioning for delivery vans, part-timer rewards, and MLK...
Refrigerated fleets are facing a mountain of operational challenges, from falling rates and rising equipment costs, to the unrealistic emissions timelines and equipment regulations policymakers are pushing. Fortunately, they aren’t confronting those challenges alone.
The bipartisan legislation would immediately reduce the cost of new, cleaner, and safer trucks by 12%, making it easier for fleets to upgrade their equipment, the coalition insists.
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A study of crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows the 10 states with the lowest percentage of fatal nighttime crashes.