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Luckiest Idiot In The World

2010-05-15T18:24:00.006-05:00

I don't normally put You Tube movies on here but this one was pretty special. In the video a driver actually threads a needle by running a red light and makes it thru the intersection unscathed.

What is CSA 2010? More Intrusion by the Federal Government

2010-02-14T03:48:00.002-06:00

Rumors abound regarding the DOT's CSA 2010 program. The "Comprehensive Safety Analysis" is only in a test phase in six states and may be implemented nationwide near the end of the summer in 2010.

SafeStat, short for Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System, is the present automated data-driven system that calculates the safety fitness on motor carriers.
CSA 2010 will replace SafeStat with a new Safety Measurement System (SMS), that will attempt to measure the previous two years of roadside violations and crash data. Both the driver and carrier safety performances are set to be monitored under this program.

The following is an excerpt from the DOT website that defines their mission statement.
"Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative designed to provide motor carriers and drivers with attention from FMCSA and state partners about their potential safety problems with an ultimate goal of achieving a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes, injuries, and fatalities."

It has been reported that approximately one hundred fatalities occur each day in America's Interstate and Highway system. How more or new and improved bureaucracy and regulations will reduce this number is simply ludicrous. The transportation industry is over regulated and in dire straights with the sagging economic conditions that exsist.

The present laws are not being enforced by law enforcement nor being followed by several transportation companies. Increased rule making is nothing more than a repeated attempt at trying to control the masses in an industry that cannot be controlled with the present enforcement manpower made available today.

CSA 2010 is a far reaching application to attempt to connect the dots and then magically the roads and by-ways will be accident free. The only good thing I have seen about CSA 2010 is the professional driver is not having to pay any increased fees.

This is another example of our Federal government expanding rather than contracting and being more invasive in private industries and private lives.

Report Source(s):
http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SafeStat/safestatmain.asp
http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/

Ego or Preparation?

2008-11-02T20:55:00.001-06:00

This photo was provided with a bit of humor. The contents dictate that Obama is already the 44th President of the United States. Sometimes I get a bit behind. Did I forget to vote? Did McCain concede? I guess I need to stay more current with political events. Oh yea... The picture was taken November 2nd, 2008 at 2025 HRS-CST

Road Drivers Hold Harmless Agreement

2007-12-16T23:37:00.000-06:00

From the RD News Desk
A Road Driver's Hold Harmless? A wonderful tool to have in your briefcase when a dispatcher directs you to run an illegal load.

Any Road Driver that has been on the job for a decent length of time has been dispatched an illegal load or two. Some Road Drivers do it on a weekly basis without concern of their own welfare. Some Driver's refuse to run an illegal load. If the worst scenario were to occur and the Road Driver were jailed for a criminal offense, it's the Driver that is prosecuted, not his employer. It's happened before and it will happen again.

Jim Larsen, a Yellow Transportation Safety Supervisor recently reported the "MCMIS Carrier Profile for YRCW Operating Companies" The purpose of the report was to list out by company under the YRCW umbrella the top five violations of each company. Yellow Transportations top violation was overweight loads. This accounted for 19.96% of Yellow's violations during the period of 11/21/2006 and 11/20/2007.

The 19.96% may be a drop in the bucket, however during the holiday travel and winter weather, more accidents occur. If an incident occurred while going down the road with an over weight load, resulting in harm to a family off to see Grandma, the Road Driver is subject to being jailed. One of the first things law enforcement will do when investigating a fatality is check for FMCSA violations.

So with that in mind, when confronted with a testy dispatcher that refuses to scale a load, have them sign this document. Here at Road Drivers Weekly News, we assure you management won't sign the document. Perhaps however, the dispatcher might think twice and have the load corrected of it's violation(s).

Report Source(s):
http://www.roaddrivers.org/indemnity_agreement.htm

Paul Raises Millions in 24-Hour Effort

2007-12-16T20:06:00.000-06:00

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters were hoping Sunday for another fundraising bonanza to boost the 10-term Texas congressman's campaign for the White House.
Called a "Money Bomb," the goal is to raise as much money as possible on the Internet in one day. The campaign's previous fundraiser brought in $4.2 million.

As of 5:30 p.m. EST, donations were approaching $4 million, according to the campaign Web site. Those donations are processed credit card receipts, said Paul campaign spokesman Jesse Benton. Benton said the median donation is about $50 in the fundraiser, which was the idea of Paul supporters who are not officially connected to the campaign.

Trevor Lyman, a Paul supporter who is traveling the country following the Ron Paul blimp, said the date of the fundraiser coincides with the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
The Ron Paul blimp is an aerial billboard emblazoned on one side with "Who is Ron Paul? Google Ron Paul." The other side reads "Ron Paul Revolution." The blimp, another grass-roots effort, was in Chester, S.C., on Sunday, and organizers hope to get it to New Hampshire before the Jan. 8 primary there.

Pension Tension Article Creating Concern

2007-05-21T16:02:00.000-05:00

John Gallager of Traffic World magazine reported the growing interest of LTL CEO's to opting out of the Teamster pension fund. PIonline.Com reported that United Parcel Service of America Inc., Atlanta, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, would create a joint UPS-Teamster pension plan “to cover full-time UPS employees who currently obtain their pension benefits from” the $20.7 billion Teamsters Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund, based in Rosemont, Ill. Read the report

Oklahoma House Bill 1804

2007-04-03T16:39:00.000-05:00

Illegal immigration; creating the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007 by Randy Terrell, OK. House of Representatives.

The State of Oklahoma finds that illegal immigration is causing economic hardship and lawlessness in this state and that illegal immigration is encouraged by public agencies within this state that provide public benefits without verifying immigration status. The State of Oklahoma further finds that illegal immigrants have been harbored and sheltered in this state and encouraged to reside in this state through the issuance of identification cards that are issued without verifying immigration status, and that these practices impede and obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law, undermine the security of our borders, and impermissibly restrict the privileges and immunities of the citizens of Oklahoma.

Therefore, the people of the State of Oklahoma declare that it is a compelling public interest of this state to discourage illegal immigration by requiring all agencies within this state to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The State of Oklahoma also finds that other measures are necessary to ensure the integrity of various governmental programs and services.

Yellow Transportation January 2007 MRCOO

2006-11-30T17:13:00.000-06:00

On November 21st, A Labor Relations Vice President with Yellow Transportation issued a request for a Multi Region Change of Operations (MRCOO) be docketed for hearing at the Eastern Region Joint Area meetings the week of January 22, 2007 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The introduction letter indicates the proposed Change of Operations will not alter any method of road dispatch currently in effect or as a result of any other approved Change of Operations or agreements, unless referenced in the proposed Change of Operations filing. View the COO

Congress Addresses Superhighway & North American Union Conspiracy With House Concurrent Resolution 487

2006-10-05T15:18:00.000-05:00

Conspiracies or not, Congressional House members are addressing the issue to insure the the sovereignty of the United States is not threatened by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the potential North American Union, duplicating the European Union.

On September 28th, 2006, Congressmen GOODE, PAUL, TANCREDO, and JONES (of North Carolina) have the intestinal fortitude to address a subject that was dubbed a late night conspiracy to shake off it's critics, but now has come to light as a reality.

Certain members of our government have determined that without Congressional authority, they can take land from Americans to build a super highway from Mexico to Canada, in an effort to further erode the employment of American workers by foreign laborers.

Thousands of Mexican truck drivers would be running freight up from the ports of Mexico into America and Canada with this super highway, bypassing the American ports, and the services that support the ports.

With thousands of layoffs hitting the working American, It is a great relief that some members of congress are not asleep at the wheel. Read the Legislation

Changes Relating to Multi-employer Plans in the Pension Protection Act

2006-09-05T15:08:00.000-05:00

The changes relating to multi-employer plans in the Pension Protection Act are very detailed in the law but other highlights include, according to TaxWatch:

1.) Changing the amortization schedule for any plan benefit amendments from 30 years to 15 years;

2.) Increasing the maximum deductible limit to 140% of current liability, providing additional funding flexibility for plans each year;

3.) Requiring plan trustees to improve the health of the plan by one-third within 10 years if a plan is less than 80% funded or will hit a funding deficiency within seven years.

United Parcel Service, whose employees participate in the largest multiemployer plan in the country, may be a beneficiary of the controversial clause, according to the New York Times. UPS will be negotiating with the Teamster’s Union in coming months, according to the New York Times, and “has been eager to increase its control over troubled plans such as the Teamsters' Central States Pension Fund.” Read more at accountingweb.com

Schneider National to Cut 170 Jobs

2006-08-16T17:17:00.000-05:00

Schneider National will eliminate about 170 jobs as part of a company-wide staff realignment, the truckload carrier said Wednesday in a statement. The Green Bay, Wisconsin, carrier also said it would redeploy 85 employees to other areas of its business.

About 120 of the positions to be eliminated are located at the company’s Green Bay headquarters, Schneider said.The carrier said the cuts follow recent acquisitions that increased its workforce by more than 1,100 employees globally, prompting the staff realignment. Visit Schneider.Com

DOT Says Airline Employment Down

2006-08-15T15:47:00.000-05:00

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5 percent fewer workers in June 2006 than in June 2005, the 18th consecutive month that full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers declined compared to the same month of the previous year, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reported today. Source: BTS.Gov

Bill Zollars Establishes 10b5-1 Trading Plan

2006-08-02T18:05:00.000-05:00

OVERLAND PARK, KS -- YRC Worldwide Inc. announced that Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide, has adopted a stock trading plan ("the plan") in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Act of 1934. Mr. Zollars' plan is a component of his overall tax and financial planning strategy that is designed to provide enhanced diversification and liquidity. Read More

Roadway Spy July 2006 Newsletter

2006-07-05T17:07:00.000-05:00

The Roadway Spy has published his July 2006 Newsletter and can be read at RoadDrivers.Org by clicking here.

Blue About Blue Cross-Blue Shield?

2006-07-02T01:10:00.000-05:00

In October 2005 Teamsters were moved into a Teamcare PPO Blue Cross / Blue Shield Network and numerous complaints have been heard around the water cooler. Here at Road Drivers Weekly News, we want your problems made public for others to be aware of certain issues, so they might be prepared if the same situation occurs to them. Add your comments to this report by selecting the comment link below.

Also, if you have questions about the new Teamcare PPO, telephone 1-800-323-5000 Monday - Thursday 7:00am to 5:30pm CST Friday 7:00am to 4:30pm CST.

Yellow Transportation's Uniform Policy

2006-06-13T17:30:00.000-05:00

On June 7th, 2006, Tyson Johnson, Co-Chairman of the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) issued a temporary position regarding the wearing of the heavy uniform shirt Yellow has required of certain employees to be worn while on the job.

Johnson has stated, "If the temperature goes beyond 90 degrees, the membership will not be required to wear the heavy uniform shirt (any shirt other than the polo shirt). In addition he advised membership not to sign any type of form or acknowledgement for receipt of uniforms in conjuction with vendor liability.

TNFINC is taking this position, as this becomes a health issue and the possibility of a heat stroke during the summer months. The memo directs the membership to telephone the National Freight Division at 202.624.8761 should they encounter any disciplinary action as a result of the memorandum.

YRC WORLDWIDE UPGRADES AND INTEGRATES EMPLOYEE SCREENING

2006-06-02T18:12:00.000-05:00

YRC hardwires background checks into the employee lifecycle...

YRC Worldwide, formerly known as Yellow Roadway Corporation, has successfully implemented Taleo Verify™. Powered by Verified Person, the industry's most advanced source for employee screening and offered by Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of talent management solutions, Taleo Verify can be used for pre-employment searches of public and private information as well as ongoing scans for new criminal infractions that raise red flags.

"We plan to conduct nearly 20,000 background checks this year alone," said Mike Hofer, HR Project Manager, YRC Worldwide. "With this level of volume, we need a solution with scope and speed from a provider who passes the cost-savings generated by efficiencies to customers."

Taleo Verify is completely integrated with Taleo Enterprise, enabling YRC to hardwire background checks into the employee lifecycle. Taleo taps Verified Person's comprehensive database and expansive court runner network to deliver turnaround times that are 40 percent faster than the industry average, drive down costs and increase accuracy, specifically reducing frustrating false positives and negatives that breed negligence lawsuits.

"Interesting times call for innovative solutions," said Tal Moise, CEO of Verified Person. "With Taleo Verify, YRC executives can rest assured they are using the latest employee screening tools available in the marketplace today to mitigate risk." Source: http://www.taleo.com/

FedEx agrees to pay $780 Million for Watkins

2006-05-24T19:13:00.000-05:00

MEMPHIS, TN.- FedEx Corporation announced an agreement to acquire the less-than-truckload (LTL) operations of Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates for $780 million, payable in cash. Heavyweight freight customers will benefit from the additional choice that this new, reliable and cost-effective solution will add to the FedEx Freight portfolio of services. Read the full report

Exxon Mobil Corp Announces 1Q 2006 Results

2006-04-27T16:55:00.000-05:00

$4.8 billion spent on capital and exploration projects.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) today reported first quarter 2006 results. Net income of $8,400 million ($1.37 per share), increased $540 million from the first quarter of 2005. First quarter 2005 net income included a positive special item of $460 million from the sale of ExxonMobil's interest in Sinopec. Excluding this impact, first quarter 2006 earnings increased by $1,000 million. Read More

Time for a Zollar Raise?

2006-04-21T18:24:00.000-05:00

William D Zollars has been CEO of YRC Worldwide for 6 years. Mr. Zollars has been with the company for 10 years. His compensation has been $13.6 million topped only by Michael J Ward CEO of CSX in the transportation sector.

Michael J Ward has been CEO of CSX for 3 years. Mr. Ward has been with the company for 29 years. The 55 year old executive ranks 1st within the Transportation sector of CEO's. Is zollars due a raise?

Follow the link to learn more:
William D Zollars, CEO Of YRC Worldwide

Hoffa Testifies Before Homeland Security

2006-04-05T18:23:00.000-05:00

(Washington, D.C.) – International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa testified today before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and urged Senators to improve security at America’s ports.

“Let me start by telling you what the Teamsters believe,” Hoffa stated. “We believe that American ports should be run by Americans. We believe port security should be managed by Americans. We believe, as it stands now, America’s ports are dangerously vulnerable. And we believe something can and should be done about it.” Read More

Electronic Exchange at Kish Island (Southern Iran) Delays Opening

2006-03-20T18:14:00.000-06:00

As the nuclear standoff pitting Iran against the West continues, some conspiracy theorists are more focused on another plan that the Middle Eastern nation is pursuing.

But they are jumping the gun if they still figure Iran is within days of launching a new international oil exchange that would sell its own and other Middle Eastern oil producers' black gold in euros rather than U.S. dollars -- and which, the theory goes, could ultimately torpedo the greenback and the U.S. economy.

Despite repeated reports over the past 18 months or so that the planned bourse would finally open for business on March 20, 2006 -- and go head to head with the New York Mercantile Exchange and the ICE Futures Exchange in London -- the start date has been postponed by at least several months and maybe more than a year."

In the middle of 2006, we are able to start the bourse," Mohammad Asemipur, special adviser on the project to Iran's Oil Minister, said when reached in Tehran. The plan is to trade petrochemical products first, with a crude oil contract coming last, a rollout that likely will take three years, he said. Google News this issue

181st Transportation Battalion Tiger Teams In Iraq

2006-03-19T01:57:00.000-06:00

The Tiger Team consist of two armored HMMWVs with an ARMOX produced armored box in the back. The hardened HMMWVs usually had a ring mounted machinegun on the cab and a couple of pedestal mounted machineguns in the armored box. The purpose of the Tiger Team vehicles was to drive ahead of the convoy searching for improvised explosive devices or signs of enemy ambush. When approaching intersections, they blocked oncoming traffic so that the convoy would pass unmolested. They also fell behind the convoy to prevent host nation vehicles from intruding in the convoys and shooting at the drivers. Read More

Understanding Volvo's Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

2006-02-20T13:58:00.000-06:00

Many questions have been raised among Yellow Transportation Road Drivers and head-on collisions that have occurred involving the lack of airbag deployment. Consequently, here at RoadDrivers.Org, we thought we would provide a bit of insight on the issue. Read More

The Roadway Spy Newsletter for February 2006

2006-02-20T12:25:00.000-06:00

In his February newsletter, Spy has addressed the outcome of the Roadway Express Change of Operations along with other recent events affecting teamster drivers. Read More

Third Doctor Intervention Removed

2006-02-17T18:15:00.000-06:00

The National Review Committee Co-Chaired by IBT Vice-president Tyson Johnson has taken away the right under the NMFA to have a "Third-Doctor" intervine on behalf of the member when the Company's Doctor will not pass a member on a DOT Medical examination, while the member's own Doctor state there is nothing wrong. Our "Third-Doctor" rights under the NMFA protects the members' jobs. Read the pdf report

Big R's Change of Operations Approved

2006-02-06T19:17:00.000-06:00

Big R's Change of Operations has been approved by the COO committee. View the pdf report as to the results on how Roadway Express drivers will be effected. View PDF report

Roadway Spy Reports on the Roadway Express 2006 Change of Operations

2006-01-11T10:26:00.000-06:00

In the January report from Spy, He provides the 79 pages of the proposed multi region change of operations effecting Roadway. The document is in a pdf format and 9.51mb in size. View the Roadway Express 2006 Change Of Operations. (pdf)

National Master UPS Agreement Added to the NMFA Library

2006-01-06T18:22:00.000-06:00

The National Master UPS agreements have been added to the National Master Freight Agreement Library (NMFALibrary.Org).
The National Master UPS Agreement articles 1-45 for the period of August 1, 2002 thru July 31, 2008 along with the Southern Region articles 46-72, UPS Supplemental Agreement for the period of August 1, 2002 thru July 31, 2008 are now on-line in an html format.
Here at RoadDrivers.Org, we'd like to thank L. Wolke of Wichita, Kansas for scanning the documents that allowed us to publish them to the library. Visit NMFALibrary.Org

The Roadway Spy Newsletter For December 2005

2005-12-30T07:13:00.000-06:00

In the December report from Spy, He discusses the elimination of Pre-Pass in vehicles, the spec'ing of the new sleeper equipment and the Sleeper Breakdown Section at Memphis along with other subjects from several terminals. Read the full report at RoadDrivers.Org

Detroit News Reports Hoffa Faces Tough Re-election Drive

2005-12-30T06:48:00.000-06:00

On Christmas day, the website of the DetNews.Com provided a lengthy report as to an uphill battle Hoffa faces in his re-election bid. The following is an exert of the report by Richard A. Ryan at the Detroit News...

Tyson Johnson, a Texas Teamster who has been an international vice president since 2000 and national freight director since 2003, announced last week in private meetings with union officials and in a curt letter to Hoffa that he is running for president. "I am declaring my candidacy for the General Presidency of this great union and many members of the General Executive Board and other Teamster leaders throughout the United States are joining me to form a slate in the 2006 election to return this union to the Teamster members," Johnson told Hoffa in his brief letter. The challenge to Hoffa's leadership from a member of his own executive board appears to shatter his oft-repeated insistence that the union is united. Richard Leebove, a Hoffa spokesman, said the Teamsters president would not personally respond to the latest challenge to his leadership. Read More at RoadDrivers.Org

2006 IBT Election... How Will You Vote?

2005-12-22T18:16:00.000-06:00

12.22.2005 - At hand for 2006 is the election for the Teamsters General Presidency. In the running is Hoffa, Leedham and now Tyson Johnson. Here at RoadDrivers.Org, we have not found a web site nor an announcement from Tyson Johnson of his candidacy. The only report that can be found is the release that has been posted from the Leedham2006.Org website. Read more at RoadDrivers.Org

Yellow Roadway CEO dumps his stock

2005-12-09T18:05:00.000-06:00

By John Heiderscheit at QCTimes.Com

When last we looked at Yellow Roadway, trucking industry giant and operator of a major Illinois-side terminal, the wheels seemed to be falling off. The stock had lost a third of its value in a matter of just a few months. Read the full report

Update on Santa Claus

2005-11-29T14:07:00.000-06:00

11.29.05 - As we do every year at RoadDrivers.Org, we act as a liaison for the North Pole to insure "Mr. C" gets all the necessary correspondence from our readers, and we'll insure you get a response to your letter. Read More

The Roadway Spy Newsletter...

2005-11-16T18:03:00.000-06:00

11.15.05 - Spy discusses massive lay offs at Big R even though tonnage and profits are up. Correspondents discuss the morale being low due to the suspected change of operations forthcoming, along with YRC pulling the carpet out from under the proud members of Roadway Express. Read the report

Distribution to China: Outsourcing the dock worker

2005-11-07T14:53:00.000-06:00

11.07.05 - How do you eliminate the expense of warehouses and dockworkers in America? Outsource it to China.
Yep, who would of thunk it? Ceo's involved with distribution and trucking were quoted in a report at MSNBC that would reduce or eliminate the need of warehouses and dockworkers here in the United States.
Chinese products that normally pass thru American warehouses before they are delivered to their final destination are now being prepared for direct delivery to the customer. The plan that has been put into action allows for the sorting, packaging and labeling of Chinese manufactured goods, in China.
As a result of this attempt by CEO's to reduce expenses, the dockworker has in affect been outsourced.
The MSNBC report quotes Bill Zollars, chief executive of Yellow Roadway as saying "You are skipping a couple of steps in the supply chain and doing it at a fraction of the cost."
Mr Zollars also stated "Yellow Roadway was planning to offer warehouse services for its US customers in China through a recently formed logistics joint-venture."
It was also pointed out in the report that UPS expects to have 50 warehouses in China by the end of this year and plans to open a further 10 next year.

Report Source:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9950069/

DOT & The Guest Worker Program

2005-11-01T19:47:00.000-06:00

11.02.05 - Oklahoma City - President Bush and the Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff are pushing a new and improved version of employing immigrants. It has been dubbed as a guest worker program.
The plan will allow Mexicans to come north with jobs already in place. One area of shortages in the job market is professional CDL drivers. This plan will put many Teamster jobs at risk.

Yellow Roadway Corporation Reports Highest Quarterly EPS in Company History

2005-11-01T19:43:00.000-06:00

10.27.05 - Overland Park, KS - Yellow Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: YELL) today announced third quarter 2005 adjusted diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $1.53 compared to last year's third quarter of $1.38. Third quarter 2005 EPS includes $.04 per share of dilution from the company's contingent convertible notes based on an average YELL stock price of $48.84 for the quarter.

Wal-Mart Memo Suggests Ways to Cut Employee Benefit Costs

2005-10-26T16:58:00.000-05:00

An internal memo sent to Wal-Mart's board of directors proposes numerous ways to hold down spending on health care and other benefits while seeking to minimize damage to the retailer's reputation. Among the recommendations are hiring more part-time workers and discouraging unhealthy people from working at Wal-Mart. In the memorandum, M. Susan Chambers, Wal-Mart's executive vice president for benefits, also recommends reducing 401(k) contributions and wooing younger, and presumably healthier, workers by offering education benefits. The memo voices concern that workers with seven years' seniority earn more than workers with one year's seniority, but are no more productive.

Restart of RoadDrivers.Org

2005-10-24T13:42:00.000-05:00

Notice of the restart of RoadDrivers.Org

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In the near future, Teamster Drivers will be able to enjoy the return of the RoadDrivers web site. Contact the webmaster and give him some input as to what you would like to see at the RoadDrivers Weekly News. -Thanks- webmaster@roaddrivers.org

Yellow Roadway Corporation Raises Second Quarter 2004 EPS Guidance

2004-06-16T18:11:00.000-05:00

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: YELL) increased its outlook for second quarter 2004 earnings per share to $.85 - $.90. Previously, the company provided earnings guidance of $.70 - $.75 per share for the second quarter.
"All our business units continue to perform very well," said Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of Yellow Roadway. "The improvement in our second quarter earnings outlook is being driven by excellent execution along with favorable economic conditions." Read More at RoadDrivers.Com

Supreme Court Fails Working Families, Sets Path for Border to Open to Unsafe Trucks

2004-06-16T17:45:00.000-05:00

(Washington, DC) - The United States Supreme Court today set back efforts by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union and its allies to keep unsafe, unregulated Mexican trucks off our nation’s highways. By overturning a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, this opinion clears the path for the Bush Administration to allow Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States.

“By allowing the Bush Administration to move forward with its plan to open the border, this decision represents a setback for all who advocate for safe roads, clean air, and a secure America,” said Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa. “The Administration’s ongoing push to open the border not only demonstrates a gross disregard for highway safety and the environment—it belies the President’s continued disregard for the health and welfare of Latino families living in the border region.” Read More at RoadDrivers.Com