Life after Yellow in LTL

<p>Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO</p> <ul> <li><p>Redwood has a significant parcel business, what do you think the potential impact of the UPS union negotiations on the overall market will be?</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>Does UPS get the customers back that left pre-agreement?</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>Now that there is a tentative agreement in place with UPS, what can shippers and 3PLs learn from this almost crisis strike?</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>What kind of contingencies need to be in place.</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>Yellow has ceased operations and is anticipated to file for bankruptcy any day now. What is the best approach to take with shippers that are facing massive disruptions in the wake of this?</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>Basically how do you tell those shippers that only use the cheapest carrier that they gotta pay a lil more?</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>Do you think there will be a massive ripple effect in the LTL industry for the next few months or will things stay relatively unphased?</p> </li> <li><p>What steps should customers take to make sure their network keeps moving and how best can they learn from Yellow going under?</p> </li> </ul>

An episode of the FreightWaves NOW podcast, hosted by FreightWaves, titled "Life after Yellow in LTL" was published on August 8, 2023 and runs 8 minutes.

August 8, 2023 ·8m · FreightWaves NOW

Summary

Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Redwood has a significant parcel business, what do you think the potential impact of the UPS union negotiations on the overall market will be? Does UPS get the customers back that left pre-agreement? Now that there is a tentative agreement in place with UPS, what can shippers and 3PLs learn from this almost crisis strike? What kind of contingencies need to be in place. Yellow has ceased operations and is anticipated to file for bankruptcy any day now. What is the best approach to take with shippers that are facing massive disruptions in the wake of this? Basically how do you tell those shippers that only use the cheapest carrier that they gotta pay a lil more? Do you think there will be a massive ripple effect in the LTL industry for the next few months or will things stay relatively unphased? What steps should customers take to make sure their network keeps moving and how best can they learn from Yellow going under? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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