FW: Yellow is a zombie company — it’s time to let it go

Nine men's morris

FREIGHTWAVES CEO Craig Fuller writes:

Yellow’s days are numbered. 

As the largest less-than-truckload (LTL) unionized carrier and the second-largest trucking company affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (UPS is the largest), Yellow has suffered from financial mediocrity that has led to the inevitable outcome. 

The Teamsters leadership is largely responsible for its own demise, forcing an operational structure that has made it impossible for Yellow to compete against higher-quality operators delivering more consistent and reliable service offerings. A lack of flexibility in ...