TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA
Western Express and Smithway Motor Xpress delay merger closing
Nashville,Tenn,USA & Fort Dodge,IO,USA -The Trucker -31 Aug 2007: -- Western Express Inc. and Smithway Motor Xpress Corp. reported Aug. 30 a delay in the closing under a previously announced merger agreement for Western to acquire Smithway. The delay has been caused by recent volatility in U.S. credit markets, the companies said...
* National Freight Negotiations to Begin Early
South Eastern USA-Freight Teamsters.blogspot, by James P. Hoffa (General President) & Tyson Johnson, (DirectorTeamsters National Freight Division) -Sept 01, 2007: -- Last week, we met with executives from YRC Worldwide to discuss the upcoming National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) negotiations. We are pleased to report that both sides came to an agreement to begin negotiations early... Negotiations with Trucking Management, Inc., (TMI), the primary multi-employer bargaining arm of the unionized general freight trucking industry, will begin this fall. The talks will occur sometime after the Teamsters’ two-person meeting, which is scheduled September 13 in Chicago. During the two-person meeting, two representatives from each freight local union will review the contract proposals that will be presented during negotiations...
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