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Jason Bergman has been appointed chief customer officer for YRC Worldwide.

The chief negotiator for the Teamsters union announced that a tentative accord has been reached with YRC Worldwide for a new collective bargaining agreement covering 24,000 drivers and freight handlers at YRC Freight, one of the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carriers, and two of YRC’s regional freight carriers, New Penn Motor Express and USF Holland.

YRC Worldwide Inc. posted net income of $2.9 million, or 9 cents a share, a slight drop from $3 million, or 9 cents, in 2017, the carrier reported for the third quarter Nov. 1.

YRC Worldwide Inc. reported a decline in second-quarter net income, even as operating revenue increased.

YRC Worldwide announced a net loss of $14.6 million in the first quarter, yet the result marked a nearly $11 million improvement when compared with the year-ago period, when it lost $25.3 million, the less-than-truckload carrier announced May 3.

Less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide reported Feb. 1 a fourth-quarter net loss of $7.5 million, the same loss amount reported in the fourth quarter a year ago.

ATLANTA — YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch and an executive at Union Pacific predicted that tax reform will drive further economic growth and higher freight demand, but voiced concerns about the future of NAFTA and the continued challenge of attracting younger workers during a logistics conference here.

YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch was hopeful three months ago that the third quarter would be in line with the second quarter, but that was before two hurricanes wreaked havoc in Texas and Florida.

LTL carrier YRC Worldwide was profitable during the second quarter, but at a lesser level than during the same time in 2016.

YRC Worldwide told its lenders that it expects sharply higher operating income and increased revenues this year as the two sides negotiated terms of some existing debt.