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| As Darren mentioned in his opening comments, in Q1, we saw year-over-year improvement in yields and we do expect to maintain the gains we’ve made over the past couple of years |
| In Q1, we improved year-over-year despite following strong growth a year ago |
| It strengthens the Company, it protects jobs, it ensures that our customers are well cared for and that the range of services match the marketplace |
| We have been consistent with our strategy to improve yield on the freight moving through Yellow’s network, and this is the 10th consecutive quarter where LTL revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel has increased on a year-over-year basis |
| So, we do believe there’s a tremendous growth opportunity on the other side of One Yellow |
| The realigned and optimized terminal coverage positioned us closer to the customers, which has enabled us to enhance our service |
| Following the implementation of Phase One, our customers have seen improvement across a broad range of areas that positively impact the customer experience, including an improvement in the percentage of shipments going out for delivery before 9:00 a.m., a reduction in missed pickups, an improvement in the percentage of shipments departing origin by 10:00 p.m |
| Since the inception of the current National Master Freight Agreement that became effective in 2019 through April 1st, 2023, we are extremely pleased that we have been able to increase the wages for our union employees by nearly $5 per hour and more than 20% |
| Our bottom line, we’re in a very strong position from the collateral that we have in place |
| Dan Olivier Well, I’d say just from a broader liquidity perspective, liquidity, free cash flow, they’re at the top of our priority list every single day, and I am pleased that throughout the first quarter we were able to maintain a solid liquidity position |
| Throughout One Yellow, our goal has been to meet customers’ needs, modernize our network, position Yellow for long-term success and strengthen jobs |
| Including fuel surcharge, first quarter LTL revenue per hundredweight was up 4.4% and LTL revenue per shipment was up 6% compared to a year ago |
| And we had positive operating cash flow in Q1 for the first time in more than five years |
| So, December to January was better than expected |
| It’s tremendous value along with creating that density in the local terminals, but also we free equipment up and that oldest equipment can certainly be removed from the system |
| Excluding fuel surcharge, LTL revenue per a hundredweight was up 2.8% and LTL revenue per shipment was up 4.4% |
| So, the benefits lead to us operating as one company, one network, under one brand that puts a value proposition out there for our large and loyal customer base that they’ll reward us with tonnage and job expansion |
| Webber to Yellow’s Board of Directors, and the Company will benefit tremendously from his insight |
| That was slightly better than we expected |
| I am very pleased to welcome Mr |
| Our goal is to exceed customers’ expectations with a red carpet experience and the improvements that we are seeing in Phase One are examples of why moving to a super-regional carrier is in the best interest of our customers, employees and shareholders |
| Normally sequentially going from Q1 to Q2, we see improvement of 300 to 400 basis points in operating ratio |
| Can you maybe talk about April first half of the month versus second half of the month? Did you see an acceleration trend? That’s encouraging that we’re kind of performing in line with seasonality |
| One of the benefits at Yellow with all the brands that we’ve owned over a large number of years is the large and loyal customer base that we’ve got because of that, when you look at the publicly reported numbers of total customers in the LTL area for each individual company, Yellow typically is at the top of that list because of all those relationships been built over a long period of time |
| It’s imperative that we complete our One Yellow strategy, which will strengthen the Company, protect 22,000 union jobs, and ensure that our customers are well cared for and receive the range of services that today’s market demands |
| The financial results on the path to completing one of the largest network changes ever implemented by unionized LTL carrier are not linear, and we expect the changes that we are making today will benefit customers, employees and shareholders for many years to come |
| Like how -- I know that we talked about sequential margin improvement |
| On a sequential basis, from March to April, our LTL tonnage per day was up approximately 0.9%, which is slightly higher than our average historical trend of up 0.2% |
| In Q1, purchased transportation expense was down to 13.1% of revenue, which is 160 basis-point improvement compared to a year ago, and a 360 basis-point improvement compared to two years ago |
| Turning to purchased transportation expense, we continue to show improvement, primarily due to targeted efforts to reduce the use of over the road purchased transportation and to reduce equipment lease expense |
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| And then again, February to March was weaker than expected |
| On a preliminary basis, April LTL tonnage per workday was down approximately 16% compared to last year |
| The 8.1% decrease in year-over-year operating revenue in the first quarter was primarily attributable to lower volume and reduction in fuel surcharge revenue |
| Broader, speaking from tonnage perspective, year-over-year LTL tonnage per day, as I mentioned in Q1 was down 12% |
| For the second quarter, we expect fuel surcharge revenue to be moderately lower than in the first quarter and significantly lower on a year-over-year basis |
| I would expect that the second quarter in total would be below that historical 6% sequential increase |
| LTL tonnage per day in the first quarter was down 12%, driven by a 13.3% decrease in LTL shipments per day, partially offset by a 1.5% increase in LTL weight per shipment |
| And once we get to the bottom of that, I believe the majority of customers out there are certainly wise to the fact that there will be a capacity challenge again because of what all carriers have had to do during this downturn and also not being determinative on how long the downturn’s going to last |
| The prices were declining throughout the quarter and were down 18% year-over-year in March |
| From month to month throughout the second quarter, we do expect to see the normal sequential changes but March being weaker than expected, and that being the jumping off point for Q2 |
| Certainly, One Yellow is our pathway to take some of the frustration out of the customer service experience that our customers see, where they can do business with one website, one phone number, one account executive, one driver from our company visiting their location on a daily basis, those type things |
| In Q1, our results were also impacted by elevated costs associated with the network transformation, including remaining expenses following the successful implementation of Phase One last September and planning and preparation for Phase Two |
| You did mention that there was a drag on your operating results from the final implementation of P1 and the planning stage for Phase Two |
| Sequential LTL tonnage per day trends compared to the prior year were as follows: January down 17.2%, February up 1.3% and March down 16.9% |
| But taking into consideration that we didn’t see the seasonal lift in tonnage during March and April combined with the union wage increases that took effect on April 1st and the fact that contractual renewals have moderated, to your point, I would expect the level of improvement to be less than that historical trend |
| In the near term, demand continues to be relatively flat due in part to ongoing destocking |
| We’re not as efficient as we can be without One Yellow |
| But I guess, how are you thinking about how that translates into operating ratio relative normal seasonality? If revenue is below trend, tonnage below trend, I would imagine that’s probably going to mean OR is going to be below trend |
| So excluding that, liquidity came down by about $9 million for the quarter |
| The other piece is part of the cost in Phase One was utilizing traveling employees in certain portions of the country where we didn’t have enough drivers, dock workers, et cetera, which is not completely associated with Phase One, but somewhat associated with parts of the country where hiring can be a challenge |
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