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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA - YRC to cut 1,100 jobs, close 27 terminals in regional trucking restructuring
YRC Worldwide Inc. will eliminate 1,100 jobs and close 27 terminals in the South and the Southwest in a restructuring of its regional trucking operations
Kansas City,MO,USA -The Kansas City Star, by RANDOLPH HEASTER -Feb. 07, 2008: -- ... Overland Park-based YRC said it would close 21 terminals of USF Reddaway in four states: Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. That will affect 800 employees, said Mike Smid, president of YRC North American Transportation... USF Holland, which operates in the Kansas City area, will lay off about 300 employees at terminals in Albany and Metter, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; Lumberton, N.C.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Mobile, Ala... The downsizing is part of YRC’s previously announced plan to boost profits by $50 million for YRC Regional Transportation, which oversees all of the company’s regional carriers. The struggling regional operations were a big part of YRC’s net loss of nearly $640 million last year... (Photo: YRC Worldwide plans to focus on geographic markets where regional carriers have been strong historically)* Wabash National Corporation Locks in Order From Swift Transportation
Lafayette,IN,USA -MARKET WIRE via COMTEX -Feb 08, 2008: -- Wabash National Corporation today announced confirmation of a purchase agreement with Swift Transportation Co., Inc. for 1,800 new DuraPlate dry vans over the next 12 months... Wabash National's DuraPlate trailer, known to the most successful fleets as the original composite trailer, remains the choice for Swift and will replace many older trailers in their fleet...
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