Truck drivers say they're upset, but not surprised by layoffs

>> THE HOME OF ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST TRUCKING COMPANIES HAS LEFT AROUND 200 PEOPLE HERE IN THE INDY AREA WITHOUT A JOB. YELLOW CORP HAS BEEN IN THE FREIGHT CARRIER BUSINESS FOR 99 YEARS. THAT COMPANY SUSPENDED OPERATIONS ON SUNDAY LEAVING CLOSE TO 30,000 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE. JOBLESS WRTV IS RACHAEL WILKERSON CAUGHT UP WITH IMPACTED DRIVERS TODAY. INDIANAPOLIS DRIVERS TELL ME THEY'RE UPSET FOR ALL INVOLVED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SAW THIS COMING. >> DEFINITELY BUT DID DID IT. TAKE US BY SURPRISE. NO, IT WAS JUST THE WORST PART. >> WAS THE WAY GLEN BRANDON HAS DEDICATED 20 YEARS TO YELLOW CORPORATION, TRUCKING COMPANY. I HAD JUST TURNED GOT MY 20 YEARS IN WHICH THE COMPANY 3 DAYS AGO. >> HE EVEN RUNS A WEBSITE CALLED 2 TRAILER TRUCK OR KEEPING THE ROUGHLY 200 INDIANAPOLIS EMPLOYEES AND THE NEARLY 30,000 EMPLOYEES NATIONWIDE UP TO DATE ABOUT THE COMPANY, INCLUDING THIS NOTICE ALERTING EMPLOYS THAT ALL COMPANY OPERATIONS HAVE CEASED. >> AS OF NOON SUNDAY. WE >> OUT OF A JOB. YELLOWS INTENT TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY COMES LESS THAN 3 YEARS AFTER IT ACCEPTED A 700 MILLION DOLLAR PANDEMIC ERA BILL OUT FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR A 30% STAKE IN THE COMPANY. ACCORDING TO ABC, THE COMPANY HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING TO REACH A DEAL WITH THE TEAMSTERS UNION, WHICH REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 22,000 YELLOW CORP EMPLOYEES. YOU KNOW, THE TEAMSTERS UNION DONE ALL THEY COULD. RYAN WAGNER WAS A DRIVER HERE FOR 23 YEARS. HOW DO YOU PROCESS THIS? IT'S A HARD PILL SWALLOW. HE SAYS HE'S MOSTLY SADDENED BY LOSING HIS WORK FAMILY, YOU KNOW, GLADLY. >> GOT TO BE FRIENDS STAFF OVER THE YEARS AND GOT TO WORK TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT OTHER PLACES TO GO TO WORK AND HOPEFULLY ALL MEET UP SOME SOME PLACE AND GET TO WORK TOGETHER AGAIN. AND A WAS AT RETIREMENT AGE AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT. AND I'M HAPPY FOR THOSE GUYS. SOME OF THEM ARE YOUNGER AND GOT KIDS. THOSE YOU NOT SO HAPPY FOR AS EMPLOYEES TRIED TO GRASP ABRUPTLY MOVING ON. BRANNON SAYS INSURANCE WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THANKFULLY, WE HAVE A WEEK. >> FOR EVERYBODY TO GO OUT. >> GET THEIR MEDICINES. TRY TO A LAST MINUTE. THE POINTS WITH THE DOCTORS. AND TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE BEST THEY CAN. >> BRANDON SAYS AS FAR AS PENSION GOES, THAT'S COVERED BY THE UNION. RACHAEL WILKERSON, WRTV. >> COMPANY OFFICIALS HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR COMMENT. YELLOW CORP HAS NOT FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, BUT IF THEY DO, IT COULD BE AN IMPACT. FELT BY A LOT OF US CUSTOMERS WILL TAKE THEIR SHIPMENTS TO OTHER CARRIERS LIKE FEDEX OR

Channel: WRTV Indianapolis

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Length: 2min 50sec (170 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 31 2023