Labor peace in hand, national LTLs eye pricing recovery

摘要

Shippers beware: The new five-year labor contracts with the Teamsters union at ABF Freight System and YRC Worldwide could mean an end to the bargain-basement freight rates of the past two years as the carriers now are focused on improving profitability. The major national LTL carriers are hinting that pricing and demand volumes this year could be much different than last year's numbers, which helped produce one of the most dismal financial years for the unionized carriers.