UPS Expedite or Yellow- Roadway Expedite or(?) Exp

RobA

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
Now that Panther II has taken over Conway-Now what is the next piece of the puzzle to fall into place?
It was pointed out in another thread that PII is owned by an investment company. Investment companies don't like to hold onto assets for too long, so they often will "fatten" them up to make them more valuable for another aquisitor.
UPS hasn't matched FedEx in the expedite game ...yet.
Yellow Roadway might feel that expedite offers a profitable niche without entering the rate-depressed full load business.
Schneider seems to have lots of money to invest, they are privately held so no one really knows.
They just dumped off their special commodities division (mostly glass) on Maverick Transportation.

Who gets the prize?
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
RE: UPS Expedite or Yellow- Roadway Expedite or(?)

Talking to an UPS expediter a few months ago, I would bet that they are ramping up a campaign to focus on competing with FedEx as they have in the past. I don't think Panther is a real threat to them as much as it is to FedEx in the bigger scheme of things.
 

heel4you

Expert Expediter
RE: UPS Expedite or Yellow- Roadway Expedite or(?)

Thanks for the information!
Do they contract large straight trucks (D-units)?
 
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