John Schulz
Contributing Editor
John D. Schulz has been a transportation journalist for more than 20 years, specializing in the trucking industry. John is on a first-name basis with scores of top-level trucking executives who are able to give shippers their latest insights on the industry on a regular basis.
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OOIDA bucks effort to regulate heavy truck speeds
September 18, 2023
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is ramping up its opposition to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks.
Rivals pick over old Yellow freight assets as shippers plan for LTL rate hikes
September 15, 2023
The dismantling of Yellow Corp. assets has begun, and so has the realignment of the $58 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) landscape.
ODFL, Estes Express Battling for Yellow Corp.’s Assets
August 21, 2023
The battle for the remaining assets of Yellow Corp. is heading up as Old Dominion and Estes engage in a battle for terminals.
UPS expects new “win-win-win” contract to be ratified by Teamsters in two weeks
August 8, 2023
United Parcel Service (UPS), celebrating a new tentative five-year labor contract covering 340,000 members at the Teamsters union, says it expects the new deal will be ratified by rank-and-file workers within...
End of an era: 100-year-old Yellow Corp. enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy with ‘profound disappointment’ in sad day for freight
August 7, 2023
Yellow Corp. made it official Monday. It didn’t need a Teamsters’ strike to enter bankruptcy. In its 100th year, Yellow did it completely on its own.
Teamsters call off strike threat at Yellow over freeze on pension payments
July 24, 2023
A potentially company-ending strike at Yellow Corp. was averted when the union says its Central States Health and Welfare Fund agreed Sunday to extend health care benefits for workers at...
Yellow: Teamsters’ ‘obstruction’ during talks led to freeze on pension payments
July 20, 2023
Yellow Corp. is withholding approximately $50 million in pension contributions to the Teamsters Central States pension fund because it says Teamsters’ leadership is causing “obstruction” to the company’s major change...