Mr. John Schulz
Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine
Member of the Transportation Council
Council Member Biography
John Schulz is an independent consultant and contributing editor to Logistics Management Magazine, an online and web journal of the logistics and transportation industry. Mr. Schulz is an expert on the US trucking industry. He has more than 19 years of experience in providing consulting services to US corporations and associations. Mr. Schulz also has experience in conducting research and writing weekly news reports on rates, services, costs, regulations, market competition in the less than truckload (LTL), truckload (TL), express, regional, long-haul, short-haul, drayage, intermodal, and other surface transportation niches. He has developed a network of industry contacts that he knows on a first-name basis and has developed long-term relationships. Mr. Schulz also has frequent contacts with shippers, the purchasers of US trucking services, which helps him formulate his analyses of current and future industry trends. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2005 - Unspecified
- Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine
- 2004 - Unspecified
- Consultant, John Schulz
- 1988 - 2004
- Associate Editor, Traffic World Magazine
- 1988 - 2004
- Associate Editor, Traffic World Magazine
- 1982 - 1984
- Media Specialist, AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
GLG NewsSM Analyses by John Schulz(?)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
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"Cadillac" of Trucking Terminals to be Closed by YRCW
November 17, 2009
YRC Closes Big Richfield, Ohio, Terminal | www.tdu.org
Financially troubled YRC Worldwide is closing its 202-door Richfield, Ohio, breakbulk terminal, one of the largest in its system. The move is part of YRCW's downsizing, and affects about 1,000 Teamsters at three Ohio terminals. About 400 of those 1,000 Teamsters already are laid off.
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Flavor of the Month is Railroads, But Freight Eventually Will Move Back to Truck
November 12, 2009
Trucking 101--This Analyst is Half Right | www.forexyard.com
How solid is the case for intermodal rail? Is it merely the flavor of the month, or can be be an honest-to-goodness, legitimate alternative to all-truck movements of surface freight? Analysts are touting intermodal rail, but how important and encompassing can rail transport be to U.S. shippers?
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Is the Web Going to Save These Two Freight Behemoths?
November 11, 2009
For FedEx, Holidays May Bring an Upturn | online.wsj.com
FedEx Corp. is predicting an 8 percent rise in its "busiest day shipments" on Dec. 14, compared with last year's busiest day total. FedEx expects to ship more than 13 million packages on that day. Arch-rival UPS, which is about 35 percent larger than FedEx, says it will issue its own, separate "busiest day shipments" forecast next year, after eschewing such forecasts last year.
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Big-Foot YRC Drops the Other Shoe on Shareholders
November 3, 2009
YRC is Seeking Big Concession by Shareholders | www.google.com
Embattled trucking giant YRC Worldwide is asking its shareholders to give up 95 percent ownership in the trucking company to lenders in what it calls a "final step" in its recovery plan. One analyst called the deal a "train wreck hitting the school bus full of kids and nuns" for shareholders, who caused a massive selloff in the stock in one day of more than 60 percent to $1.32 a share.
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YRC's Spin May Be Positive, But the Operating Numbers Are Not
October 30, 2009
YRC Worldwide Reports Significant Sequential Improvement in 3Q 2009 Results | www.google.com
YRC Worldwide, the nation's largest trucking company by volume, reported a $158.7 million loss in the third quarter on sharply declining revenue of $1.3 billion, compared with a net loss of $720 million on $2.38 billion revenue in the year-ago quarter. Despite the huge losses, YRC Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars says the company "gained significant momentum" in the third quarter and some progress in new credit agreements with its consortium of lenders.
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GLG Study Groups with John Schulz(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TL and LTL Services Experts | 379 |
| Rail Shipping Service Experts | 155 |
| Intermodal Logistics Experts | 134 |
| Class 8 Trucking Experts | 132 |
| Heavy Duty Truck Experts: Consultants and Industry Specialists | 116 |
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