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YRC Worldwide president resigns

April 13, 2010: Timothy Wicks, president and chief operating officer of YRC Worldwide Inc., has resigned to take a job with his prior employer, United Healthcare. The Overland Park, Kan.-based trucking and logistics company (Nasdaq: YRCW) said the resignation was effective Monday. Click here to read more at St. Louis Business Journal.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Fired Female Trucker Raises Jury Issue

April 13, 2010: A female trucker fired for failing a physical ability test on returning from a work-related injury raised a jury issue of sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act because the plaintiff had successfully performed the job in the past, her injury had healed, and the employer did not require injured male employees to take the test, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled April 9...

Zollars Takes Ten Percent Cut

April 9, 2010: April 9, 2010: Bill Zollars, the CEO of YRCW, took a 10 percent salary cut in 2009, according to YRC’s annual report to shareholders. But he will not qualify for food stamps. His total compensation, including stock awards, was $2.5 million last year. This was down from a total compensation of $4.4 million in 2008. The report includes compensation for all top YRC executives. Click here to read the salary report.

FMCSA Issues EOBR Rule for Serious HOS Violators

April 6, 2010: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Friday issued a rule that will require carriers with serious patterns of hours-of-service violations to user electronic on-board recorders in all vehicles. FMCSA estimated that 5,700 truck and bus companies would be required to use EOBRs after the first year of implementation for the rule, which goes into effect June 1, 2012. Click here to read more at Transport Topics.

Crisis at YRC having ripple effect on labor

April 5, 2010: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has seen a lot in its 107 years of existence. But in its near two-year effort to rescue troubled trucker YRC Worldwide Inc., it's a safe bet the venerable union went where it has never gone before.!--break--> During 2009, as YRC's financial situation grew more precarious, its 35,000 Teamster employees agreed to two wage reductions and an extraordinary 18-month freeze on YRC's pension contributions. Click here...
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