Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. Announces New Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Nov 30, 2005
For thirteen years prior to joining FFEX, Mr. Pruden was employed by USF Corporation, which was acquired by Yellow Corporation during May of 2005. In his career at USF, Mr. Pruden has served in several leadership roles, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of USF Dugan, a $260 million (revenue) less-than-truckload subsidiary of USF Corporation. (PR Newswire)
Yellow Roadway Corporation Reports Second Quarter EPS Growth Over 40% Jul 29, 2005
-- Successfully completed acquisition of USF Corporation ... Consolidated results are reported with and without property gains and losses, in addition to one-time charges related to the acquisition of USF Corporation. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
Transportation priorities (Samuel K. Skinner and Rodney E. Slater) Jul 26, 2005
Samuel K. Skinner is currently counsel to Greenberg Traurig, LLP and former Chairman & CEO of USF Corporation. Rodney E. Slater is currently a partner at Patton Boggs, LLP. Both are former U.S. secretaries of transportation, Mr. Skinner in the Bush I administration and Mr. Slater in the Clinton administration. (Washington Times)
Meet the BRAC commissioners Jun 21, 2005
Skinner is the retired chairman, president and chief executive of USF Corporation, a transportation and logistics company. He also served from 1993-1998 as president of Commonwealth Edison Company and its holding company, Unicom Corporation. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Yellow Roadway Successfully Closes USF Acquisition May 25, 2005
May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yellow Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of USF Corporation after USF shareholders approved the transaction on May 23. The $1. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
USF Stockholders Approve Yellow Roadway Merger May 24, 2005
Source: USF Corporation ... CHICAGO, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that its stockholders have voted in favor of the USF/Yellow Roadway merger transaction ... USF Corporation, a $2. (gator2)
Yellow Roadway Prices $150 Million Senior Floating Rate Notes Offering May 20, 2005
Yellow Roadway expects to use the net proceeds from the offering as part of the financing for the previously announced proposed acquisition of USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ). If such acquisition is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 2005, or if the merger agreement is terminated at any time, the notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption at a price of 101% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
Ross Stores, Inc. Selects USF Logistics as Pool Provider of the Year for 2004 May 10, 2005
Source: USF Corporation ... CHICAGO, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USF Logistics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ), has been named Pool Provider of the Year by Ross Stores, Inc. The honor was presented for outstanding service achievements during the 2004 calendar year by the USF Logistics Phoenix distribution center ... USF Corporation, a $2. (Yahoo Finance -- Retail (Apparel))
ISS Recommends USF Stockholders Vote 'FOR' the Yellow Roadway/USF Merger May 10, 2005
Source: USF Corporation ... CHICAGO, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the nation's leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that USF stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the amended merger agreement between USF and Yellow Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) ... USF Corporation, a $2. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
Yellow Roadway and USF Increase Cash Component of Transaction May 3, 2005
Source: Yellow Roadway Corporation; USF Corporation ... and CHICAGO, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yellow Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) and USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) today announced amended deal terms for the Yellow Roadway acquisition of USF, whereby USF shareholders will receive approximately 65% cash and 35% Yellow Roadway stock in exchange for their USF shares ... USF Corporation, a $2. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
USF Reddaway Wins Safety Honors in Oregon Apr 28, 2005
Source: USF Corporation ... CHICAGO, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USF Reddaway Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ), announced that it was awarded first place in the LTL, over 4 million miles category for achieving an outstanding safety record versus all miles run in the State of Oregon for the calendar year 2004 ... USF Corporation, a $2. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
Linktone Announces New CFO, Nomination of New Board Member; Apr 27, 2005
Previously, he served as vice president of finance and corporate controller at USF Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ), a transportation industry leader, before its acquisition by GPS Logistics Group Ltd. in 2002. Mr. Sung was born in Shanghai, has worked in the United States for the past 14 years, and is a certified public accountant in the state of New Jersey. (Yahoo Finance -- Computer Services)
Yellow Roadway Corporation Reports Record First Quarter at All Business Units Apr 22, 2005
The guidance above does not include any impact from the pending acquisition of USF Corporation. Update on Acquisition of USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) -- Yellow Roadway and USF Corporation established April 21, 2005 as shareholder record dates, and announced special shareholder meetings regarding the transaction to be held May 23, 2005. (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
Yellow Roadway and USF Announce Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period and Scheduling of Special Shareholder Meetings Apr 15, 2005
Source: Yellow Roadway Corporation; USF Corporation ... and CHICAGO, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yellow Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) and USF Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that they have received notice of the termination of the waiting period pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to the pending Yellow Roadway acquisition of USF. The termination of the waiting period ends the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's review... (Yahoo Finance -- Trucking)
Teamsters' Statement On Yellow Roadway Proposal To Purchase USF Corporation Feb 28, 2005
Union's Top Concern is Protecting Members' Jobs, Contracts Washington, D.C., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said the union will do everything it can to protect the job security of its members after Yellow Roadway Corporation today announced its intention to purchase USF Corporation. "Our members at both companies can rest assured that we will do everything it takes to protect their job security and their livelihoods," Hoffa said. (PR Newswire)
Dozens Lose Jobs At Redstar May 26, 2004
The 94 non-union jobs at the Red Star office in Auburn were terminated when the parent company, USF Corporation, shut down its trucking lines in the northeast Sunday. USF blames a Teamsters strike Friday in Philadelphia that spread to walkouts and picketing at Red Star terminals in the United States and Canada. (R News)
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Teamsters Will Not Rest Until Justice for Red Star Workers is Won WASHINGTON, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Jim Hoffa today blasted USF Corporation for shutting its Red Star freight line and putting 2,000 workers on the street, and vowed that the Teamsters Union will not rest until justice for these workers is won. "Red Star's claim that it is shutting down in response to an effort by 15 office workers to unionize is a smokescreen to shift the blame for... (PR Newswire)
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Seven Additional ... May 13, 2004
NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Thursday, May 13, 2004 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (Symbol: AMI) * Amedisys, Inc. (Option Symbol: CQW/Stock Symbol: AMED) * Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (Option Symbol: BFU/Stock Symbol: BPFH) * Edge Petroleum Corporation (Option Symbol: EBQ/Stock Symbol: EPEX) * Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc.... (PR Newswire)
Kerry Campaign Statement on Ties Between Bush and Pharmaceutical ... May 11, 2004
Most recently the chairman, president and chief executive officer of USF Corporation until his May 2003 retirement, Mr. Skinner served in the administration of President George H.W. Bush as Secretary of the Department of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff. (Public Citizen, Business Wire, 2/11/04). (U.S. Newswire, DC)
FRI Apr 9, 04, 12:03 PM Apr 10, 2004
There are nearly 10,000 Teamsters at other freight companies owned by USF Corporation: USF Red Star, USF Reddaway, USF Holland and some USF Bestway terminals. Those members have stepped up to support workers at the unorganized USF companies in a campaign with the theme: "One Company-One Union." "A week after USF Dugan workers in Mobile, Alabama voted to form a union with the Teamsters, their coworkers in Cincinnati have followed suit," said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. (PR Newswire)
USF Corporation Names James J. Hyland Vice President of Investor ... Jan 8, 2004
USF Corporation Names James J. Hyland Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. 8, 2004--USF Corporation, (www (Business Wire (press release)
USF Corporation Named to Forbes Platinum 400 Jan 8, 2004
8, 2004--USF Corporation, a $2. "It is very gratifying that the efforts of the management team and the employees of USF over the past year have been recognized by Forbes Magazine," said Richard P. DiStasio, President and Chief Executive Officer of USF Corporation (Business Wire (press release)
USF Corporation Launches Improved Web Site Delivering Benefits to ... Dec 16, 2003
USF Corporation Launches Improved Web Site Delivering Benefits to Customers And USF. 16, 2003--USF Corporation today announced an improved public Web site designed to deliver immediate and tangible benefits to the Company and its customers (Business Wire (press release)
Samuel Skinner and Howard Stone Newly Elected to CBOE Board of ... Nov 24, 2003
Most recently, Mr. Skinner served as chairman and chief executive officer of USF Corporation. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, as well as senior partner in the law firm Sidley and Austin (Market Wire (press release)
USF Corporation Reports Income from Continuing Operations of $. ... Oct 30, 2003
USF Corporation Reports Income from Continuing Operations of. 30, 2003--USF Corporation, (www (Business Wire (press release)
