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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

FORM 10-Q

ý

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017

2020

OR

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to

Commission file number: 0-12255

YRC Worldwide Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

48-0948788

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas

66211

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(913) 696-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

YRCW

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

ý

Non-accelerated filer

o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

o

Emerging growth company

o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    

Yes  o.Yes      No  ý

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class

Outstanding at July 30, 2020

ClassOutstanding at October 27, 2017

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

33,518,313

53,283,698 shares


INDEX

Item

 

Page

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1

Financial Statements

3

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

3

 

Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Loss - Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

4

 

Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows - Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

5

 

Statements of Consolidated Shareholders’ Deficit - Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

6

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

15

3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

25

4

Controls and Procedures

25

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

1

Legal Proceedings

26

1A

Risk Factors

26

2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

27

3

Not Applicable

 

4

Not Applicable

 

5

Not Applicable

 

6

Exhibits

28

 

Signatures

29


INDEX
Item Page
  
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2
3
4
  
1
1A  
6
 


PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

YRC Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Amounts in millions except share and per share data)

 

 

June 30,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

264.2

 

 

$

109.2

 

Restricted amounts held in escrow

 

 

56.0

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

496.2

 

 

 

464.4

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

 

42.9

 

 

 

44.6

 

Total current assets

 

 

859.3

 

 

 

618.2

 

Property and Equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

2,716.0

 

 

 

2,761.6

 

Less – accumulated depreciation

 

 

(2,002.3

)

 

 

(1,991.3

)

Net property and equipment

 

 

713.7

 

 

 

770.3

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.6

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

319.2

 

 

 

386.0

 

Other assets

 

 

43.9

 

 

 

56.5

 

Total Assets

 

$

1,936.6

 

 

$

1,831.6

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

195.7

 

 

$

163.7

 

Wages, vacations and employee benefits

 

 

333.2

 

 

 

195.9

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 

114.0

 

 

 

120.8

 

Claims and insurance accruals

 

 

111.0

 

 

 

120.4

 

Other accrued taxes

 

 

25.6

 

 

 

25.8

 

Other current and accrued liabilities

 

 

19.2

 

 

 

21.3

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

4.1

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

802.3

 

 

 

652.0

 

Other Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt and financing, less current portion

 

 

871.1

 

 

 

858.1

 

Pension and postretirement

 

 

225.9

 

 

 

236.5

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

214.0

 

 

 

246.3

 

Claims and other liabilities

 

 

290.2

 

 

 

279.9

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative preferred stock, $1 par value per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

Capital surplus

 

 

2,335.5

 

 

 

2,332.9

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(2,345.2

)

 

 

(2,312.4

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(364.8

)

 

 

(369.3

)

Treasury stock, at cost (410 shares)

 

 

(92.7

)

 

 

(92.7

)

Total shareholders’ deficit

 

 

(466.9

)

 

 

(441.2

)

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit

 

$

1,936.6

 

 

$

1,831.6

 

 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 (Unaudited)  
Assets   
Current Assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$160.8
 $136.7
Restricted amounts held in escrow54.0
 126.7
Accounts receivable, net528.5
 448.7
Prepaid expenses and other66.6
 68.7
Total current assets809.9
 780.8
Property and Equipment:   
Cost2,751.7
 2,787.0
Less – accumulated depreciation(1,932.6) (1,916.4)
Net property and equipment819.1
 870.6
Intangibles, net27.8
 27.2
Restricted amounts held in escrow
 12.3
Deferred income taxes, net
 24.9
Other assets44.8
 54.2
Total Assets$1,701.6
 $1,770.0
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit   
Current Liabilities:   
Accounts payable$175.0
 $160.6
Wages, vacations and employee benefits212.1
 191.0
Deferred income taxes, net
 24.9
Claims and insurance accruals116.0
 114.9
Other accrued taxes27.6
 27.6
Other current and accrued liabilities24.2
 26.1
Current maturities of long-term debt28.5
 16.8
Total current liabilities583.4
 561.9
Other Liabilities:   
Long-term debt, less current portion913.0
 980.3
Deferred income taxes, net3.1
 3.6
Pension and postretirement316.3
 358.2
Claims and other liabilities289.5
 282.2
Commitments and contingencies
 
Shareholders’ Deficit:   
Preferred stock, $1 par value per share
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share0.3
 0.3
Capital surplus2,322.1
 2,319.2
Accumulated deficit(2,221.1) (2,217.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(412.3) (425.2)
Treasury stock, at cost (410 shares)(92.7) (92.7)
Total shareholders’ deficit(403.7) (416.2)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit$1,701.6
 $1,770.0

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

LOSS

YRC Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries

For the Three Months and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30

(Amounts in millions except per share data, shares in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Operating Revenue

 

$

1,015.4

 

 

$

1,272.6

 

 

$

2,165.8

 

 

$

2,454.9

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

 

 

647.9

 

 

 

782.3

 

 

 

1,368.1

 

 

 

1,500.5

 

Fuel, operating expenses and supplies

 

 

162.7

 

 

 

228.3

 

 

 

370.7

 

 

 

464.2

 

Purchased transportation

 

 

126.0

 

 

 

158.0

 

 

 

262.2

 

 

 

304.3

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

34.2

 

 

 

38.5

 

 

 

69.9

 

 

 

78.5

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

55.2

 

 

 

57.4

 

 

 

116.8

 

 

 

121.2

 

Gains on property disposals, net

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

(45.3

)

 

 

(4.6

)

Impairment charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

1,020.0

 

 

 

1,258.3

 

 

 

2,142.4

 

 

 

2,472.3

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

(17.4

)

Nonoperating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

40.2

 

 

 

28.2

 

 

 

68.5

 

 

 

55.2

 

Non-union pension and postretirement benefits

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(3.2

)

 

 

0.8

 

Other, net

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Nonoperating expenses, net

 

 

40.0

 

 

 

28.8

 

 

 

64.1

 

 

 

55.9

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(44.6

)

 

 

(14.5

)

 

 

(40.7

)

 

 

(73.3

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(7.5

)

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

(7.9

)

 

 

(0.6

)

Net loss

 

 

(37.1

)

 

 

(23.6

)

 

 

(32.8

)

 

 

(72.7

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

5.5

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

$

(33.9

)

 

$

(21.6

)

 

$

(28.3

)

 

$

(67.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

 

34,021

 

 

 

33,247

 

 

 

33,906

 

 

 

33,199

 

Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

 

34,021

 

 

 

33,247

 

 

 

33,906

 

 

 

33,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Per Share - Basic

 

$

(1.09

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

(0.97

)

 

$

(2.19

)

Loss Per Share - Diluted

 

$

(1.09

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

(0.97

)

 

$

(2.19

)

(Unaudited)
 Three Months Nine Months
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating Revenue$1,251.2
 $1,221.3
 $3,682.4
 $3,549.2
Operating Expenses:       
Salaries, wages and employee benefits726.8
 715.8
 2,188.1
 2,132.6
Operating expenses and supplies216.6
 206.9
 642.6
 595.7
Purchased transportation169.1
 156.8
 463.2
 409.0
Depreciation and amortization36.7
 40.3
 111.0
 119.5
Other operating expenses60.6
 62.5
 187.4
 194.2
(Gains) losses on property disposals, net1.3
 0.2
 3.0
 (11.2)
Total operating expenses1,211.1
 1,182.5
 3,595.3
 3,439.8
Operating Income40.1
 38.8
 87.1
 109.4
Nonoperating Expenses:       
Interest expense25.9
 25.6
 77.0
 77.9
Other, net10.3
 (1.2) 13.0
 (0.9)
Nonoperating expenses, net36.2
 24.4
 90.0
 77.0
Income (loss) before income taxes3.9
 14.4
 (2.9) 32.4
Income tax expense0.9
 0.5
 0.4
 3.4
Net income (loss)3.0
 13.9
 (3.3) 29.0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax2.5
 2.3
 12.9
 2.9
Comprehensive Income$5.5
 $16.2
 $9.6
 $31.9
        
Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic32,723
 32,466
 32,550
 32,398
Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted33,592
 33,194
 32,550
 32,915
        
Income (loss) Per Share – Basic$0.09
 $0.43
 $(0.10) $0.89
Income (loss) Per Share – Diluted$0.09
 $0.42
 $(0.10) $0.88

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

YRC Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries

For the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30

(Amounts in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(32.8

)

 

$

(72.7

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

69.9

 

 

 

78.5

 

Lease amortization and accretion expense

 

 

83.5

 

 

 

82.3

 

Lease payments

 

 

(55.7

)

 

 

(75.4

)

Paid-in-kind interest

 

 

38.8

 

 

 

 

Equity-based compensation and employee benefits expense

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

9.5

 

Gains losses on property disposals, net

 

 

(45.3

)

 

 

(4.6

)

Impairment charges

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

Deferred income tax benefit, net

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(1.6

)

Other noncash items, net

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

2.1

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(31.9

)

 

 

(67.2

)

Accounts payable

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

5.3

 

Other operating assets

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

(4.5

)

Other operating liabilities

 

 

141.1

 

 

 

10.6

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

213.6

 

 

 

(29.5

)

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(24.1

)

 

 

(70.6

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

 

54.1

 

 

 

8.3

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

30.0

 

 

 

(62.3

)

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

 

(28.2

)

 

 

(17.5

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

 

Payments for tax withheld on equity-based compensation

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.8

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(32.6

)

 

 

(18.3

)

Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Amounts Held in Escrow

 

 

211.0

 

 

 

(110.1

)

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Amounts Held in Escrow, Beginning of Period

 

 

109.2

 

 

 

227.6

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Amounts Held in Escrow, End of Period

 

$

320.2

 

 

$

117.5

 

(Unaudited)

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

(22.1

)

 

$

(50.6

)

Income tax payment

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(2.5

)

 2017 2016
Operating Activities:   
Net income (loss)$(3.3) $29.0
Noncash items included in net income (loss):   
Depreciation and amortization111.0
 119.5
Noncash equity-based compensation and employee benefits expense16.9
 16.2
Deferred income tax benefit(4.8) 
(Gains) losses on property disposals, net3.0
 (11.2)
Gain on disposal of equity method investment
 (2.3)
Other noncash items, net12.5
 7.6
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:   
Accounts receivable(78.8) (49.7)
Accounts payable12.9
 0.8
Other operating assets11.4
 4.1
Other operating liabilities(16.6) (28.0)
Net cash provided by operating activities64.2
 86.0
Investing Activities:   
Acquisition of property and equipment(70.8) (75.4)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment8.2
 26.5
Restricted escrow receipts95.0
 112.1
Restricted escrow deposits(10.0) (32.9)
Proceeds from disposal of equity method investment, net
 14.6
Net cash provided by investing activities22.4
 44.9
Financing Activities:   
Repayments of long-term debt(48.2) (26.5)
Debt issuance costs(14.3) (1.8)
Net cash used in financing activities(62.5) (28.3)
Net Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents24.1
 102.6
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period136.7
 173.8
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period$160.8
 $276.4
    
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
   
Interest paid$(78.7) $(68.5)
Income tax refund (payment), net3.2
 (4.1)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

YRC Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries

For the NineThree and Six Months Ended SeptemberJune 30 2017

(Amounts in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Capital Surplus

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

Treasury Stock, At Cost

 

Total Shareholders' Deficit

 

Balances at December 31, 2019

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

2,332.9

 

$

(2,312.4

)

$

(369.3

)

$

(92.7

)

$

(441.2

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

 

Pension, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior net losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

 

(1.9

)

Balances at March 31, 2020

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

2,334.7

 

$

(2,308.1

)

$

(368.0

)

$

(92.7

)

$

(433.8

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(37.1

)

Pension, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior net losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

2.4

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

Balances at June 30, 2020

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

2,335.5

 

$

(2,345.2

)

$

(364.8

)

$

(92.7

)

$

(466.9

)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Capital Surplus

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

Treasury Stock, At Cost

 

Total Shareholders' Deficit

 

Balances at December 31, 2018

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

2,327.6

 

$

(2,208.4

)

$

(332.3

)

$

(92.7

)

$

(305.5

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(49.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(49.1

)

Pension, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior net losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

Balances at March 31, 2019

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

2,329.2

 

$

(2,257.5

)

$

(328.8

)

$

(92.7

)

$

(349.5

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(23.6

)

Pension, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior net losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

Balances at June 30, 2019

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

2,330.2

 

$

(2,281.1

)

$

(326.8

)

$

(92.7

)

$

(370.1

)

Preferred Stock: 
Beginning and ending balance$
Common Stock: 
Beginning and ending balance$0.3
Capital Surplus: 
Beginning balance$2,319.2
Equity-based compensation2.9
Ending balance$2,322.1
Accumulated Deficit: 
Beginning balance$(2,217.8)
Net loss(3.3)
Ending balance$(2,221.1)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss: 
Beginning balance$(425.2)
Reclassification of prior net pension actuarial losses, net of tax6.9
Foreign currency translation adjustments6.0
Ending balance$(412.3)
Treasury Stock, At Cost: 
Beginning and ending balance$(92.7)
Total Shareholders’ Deficit$(403.7)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YRC Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Unaudited)


Certain of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contain forward-looking statements, as described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

1. Description of Business


YRC Worldwide Inc. (also referred to as “YRC Worldwide,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a holding company that, through wholly ownedits operating subsidiaries, offers its customers a wide range of transportation services. YRC Worldwide hasWe have one of the largest, most comprehensive less-than-truckload (“LTL”) networks in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through our team of experienced service professionals, we offer expertise in LTL shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence. Our reporting segments include the following:


YRC Freight is the reporting segment that focuses on longer haul business opportunities with national, regional and international services. YRC FreightWorldwide provides for the movement of industrial, commercial and retail goods primarily through centralized management. This reporting segment includes our LTL subsidiaries YRC Inc. (doing business as, and herein referred to as, “YRC Freight”) and Reimer Express Lines Ltd. (“YRC Reimer”). YRC Reimer is a subsidiary located in Canada that specializes in shipments into, across and out of Canada. In addition to the United States and Canada, YRC Freight also serves parts of Mexico and Puerto Rico.


Regional Transportation is the reporting segment for our transportation service providers focused on business opportunities in the regional and next-day delivery markets. Regional Transportation is comprised ofincluding USF Holland LLC (“Holland”), New Penn Motor Express LLC (“New Penn”), and USF Reddaway Inc. (“Reddaway”), YRC Inc. and YRC Freight Canada Company (both doing business as, and herein referred to as, “YRC Freight”). TheseOur LTL companies each provide regional, next-day groundnational and international services in their respective regions through a consolidated network of facilities located across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

We also offer services through HNRY Logistics, Inc. (“HNRY Logistics”), our customer-specific logistics solutions provider, specializing in truckload, residential, and warehouse solutions.

At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2020, approximately 78%80% of our labor force is subject to collective bargaining agreements, which predominantly expire inon March 2019.


31, 2024.

2. PrinciplesBasis of Consolidation


Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements include the accounts of YRC Worldwide and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We report on a calendar year basis. The quarters of the Regional Transportation companies (with the exception of New Penn)Holland and Reddaway consist of thirteen weeks that end on a Saturday either before or after the end of March, June and September, whereas all other operating segmentcompanies’ quarters end on the natural calendar quarter end. For ease of reference, the calendar quarter end dates are used herein.


We make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We have prepared the Consolidated Financial Statements, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In our opinion, we have made all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods included in these financial statements. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. Accordingly, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included

Segments

As noted in our Annual Report2019 annual report on Form 10-K, our Chief Operating Decision Maker began evaluating performance and business results, as well as making resource and operating decisions under the single segment view as a result of the business transformation that began during 2019.  As such, a single segment view is presented in this Form 10-Q.  See further details in our 2019 annual report as filed March 11, 2020.

Revenue Disaggregation

We considered the disclosure requirements for the year ended December 31, 2016.revenue disaggregation guidance in ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and noted that our business transformation has led to one consolidated LTL network as we joined our national and regional operations and no longer measure revenues by geographies. The following table presents disaggregated revenue by revenue source between LTL shipments and total. LTL shipments are defined as shipments less than 10,000 pounds that move in our network.

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

 

Disaggregated Revenue (in millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

LTL revenue

 

$

920.5

 

 

$

1,176.1

 

 

 

1,971.2

 

 

$

2,265.9

 

Other revenue

 

 

94.9

 

 

 

96.5

 

 

 

194.6

 

 

 

189.0

 

Total revenue

 

$

1,015.4

 

 

$

1,272.6

 

 

$

2,165.8

 

 

$

2,454.9

 



Fair Value of Financial Instruments


The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy of our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017:

2020:

  Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2020

 

(in millions)
Total Carrying
Value
 
Quoted prices
in active market
(Level 1)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

Carrying

Value

 

 

Quoted

prices

in active

market

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

other

observable

inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

unobservable

inputs

(Level 3)

 

Restricted amounts held in escrow-current$54.0
 $54.0
 $
 $

 

$

56.0

 

 

$

56.0

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Total assets at fair value$54.0
 $54.0
 $
 $

 

$

56.0

 

 

$

56.0

 

 

$

 

 

$

 


Restricted amounts held in escrow are invested in money market accounts and are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.


Equity Method Investment

On October 23, 2015,

Impact of Recently-Issued Accounting Standards

While there are recently issued accounting standards that are applicable to the Company, entered into a sale and purchase agreementnone of these standards are expected to sell its fifty percent equity interest in its Chinese joint venture, JHJ International Transportation Co., Ltd. (“JHJ”), for a purchase price of $16.3 million, which subsequently closed on March 30, 2016. At closing, we received proceeds of $16.3 million and paid transaction fees of $1.7 million. As of March 30, 2016, the carrying value of the investment was $22.7 million with an offsetting cumulative foreign translation adjustment of $10.4 million, resulting in a net gain on the transaction of $2.3 million. The gain on the transaction is included in “Nonoperating expenses - Other, net” in the accompanying statement of consolidated comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.


Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we reclassified the amortization of our prior net pension losses, net of tax, totaling $(0.9) million and $6.9 million, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we reclassified the amortization of our prior net pension losses, net of tax, totaling $3.5 million and $10.3 million, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income. This reclassification is a component of net periodic pension cost and is discussed in the “Employee Benefits” footnote to the consolidated financial statements. In addition, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we also reclassified foreign currency translation adjustments of $10.4 million related to our investment in JHJ from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income, as discussed in the “Equity Method Investment” section above.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new standard introduces a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The premise of the new model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard will be effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Entities are allowed to transition to the new standard by either recasting prior periods or recognizing the cumulative effect using a modified retrospective approach. The Company has completed the process of reviewing customer contracts and we believe the model in which our transportation revenue is recognized under the new standard will not be materially impacted. The Company will formalize an assessment, including the impacts of new expanded disclosure requirements and the impacts on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, in the fourth quarter of 2017 and will adopt the new standard in the first quarter of 2018 using the modified retrospective transition approach.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires entities with a classified balance sheet to present all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The ASU allows entities to choose either prospective or retrospective transition. The Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of 2017 and elected prospective application; accordingly, historical periods were not adjusted. There was no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.


In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. The new standard will become effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a modified retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which requires companies to present the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. All other components of net benefit cost are presented outside of any subtotal for operating income, if one is presented. The new standard is effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period with retrospective application. Early application is permitted for the first quarter of 2017. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of 2018. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the amount to be reclassified to “Other, net” in nonoperating expenses from “Salaries, wages and employee benefits” in operating expenses is $1.9 million and $5.7 million, respectively, if adopted. Accordingly, the Company does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidatedour financial statements.

3. Debt and Financing


Our outstanding debt as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 consisted of the following:

As of June 30, 2020 (in millions)

 

Par Value

 

 

Discount

 

 

Debt

Issuance

Costs

 

 

Book Value

 

 

Effective

Interest

Rate

 

New Term Loan

 

$

613.5

 

 

$

(23.9

)

 

$

(10.7

)

 

$

578.9

 

(a)

 

15.1

%

ABL Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Second A&R CDA

 

 

24.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

7.8

%

Unsecured Second A&R CDA

 

 

45.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

45.1

 

 

 

7.8

%

Lease financing obligations

 

 

226.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

226.0

 

 

 

16.6

%

Total debt

 

$

909.8

 

 

$

(23.9

)

 

$

(11.2

)

 

$

874.7

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of Unsecured Second A&R CDA

 

 

(1.4

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of lease financing obligations

 

 

(2.2

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

$

906.2

 

 

$

(23.9

)

 

$

(11.2

)

 

$

871.1

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2017 (in millions)Par Value Discount Debt Issuance Costs 
Book
Value
 
Stated
Interest Rate
 
Average Effective
Interest Rate
Term Loan$599.1
 $(11.0) $(8.5) $579.6
 9.7%
(a) 
10.1%
ABL Facility
 
 
 
 N/A
 N/A
Secured Second A&R CDA26.9
 
 (0.1) 26.8
 4.3-18.3%
 7.5%
Unsecured Second A&R CDA73.2
 
 (0.3) 72.9
 4.3-18.3%
 7.5%
Lease financing obligations263.2
 
 (1.0) 262.2
 9.0-18.2%
 12.0%
Total debt$962.4
 $(11.0) $(9.9) $941.5
    
Current maturities of Term Loan(17.0) 
 
 (17.0)    
Current maturities of lease financing obligations(11.5) 
 
 (11.5)    
Long-term debt$933.9
 $(11.0) $(9.9) $913.0
    

(a)

(a)
Variable

Effective rate noted is as of June 30, 2020. Due to the Second New Term Loan Amendment, the rate effective for the third quarter will be a variable interest rate of 1, 3 or 6-month LIBOR, with a floor of 1.0%, plus a fixed margin of 8.50%7.5%.


ABL Facility Availability

Our principal sources

US Treasury Loan

On July 7, 2020, the Company and certain of liquidityits subsidiaries, as guarantors (the “Term Guarantors”), entered into the UST Tranche A Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Tranche A UST Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the UST Tranche B Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Tranche B UST Credit Agreement” and together with the Tranche A UST Credit Agreement, the “UST Credit Agreements”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent and collateral agent, pursuant to which the United State Treasury (“UST”) will lend an aggregate of $700.0 million to the Company pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The obligations of the Company under the UST Credit Agreements are cash and cash equivalents, available borrowings under our asset-based loan facility (the

“ABL Facility”) and any prospective net cash flow from operations. Asunconditionally guaranteed by the Term Guarantors.

The UST Credit Agreements have maturity dates of September 30, 2017,2024, with a single payment at maturity of the outstanding balance.  The Tranche A UST Credit Agreement consists of a $300.0 million term loan and bears interest at a rate of Eurodollar rate plus a margin of 3.5% per annum, consisting of 1.50% in cash and the remainder paid-in-kind.  Proceeds from the Tranche A UST Credit Agreement will primarily be used to meet the Company’s contractual obligations and maintain working capital. The Tranche B UST Credit Agreement consists of a $400.0 million term loan and bears interest at a rate of Eurodollar rate plus a margin of 3.5% per annum, paid in cash. Proceeds from the Tranche B UST Credit Agreement will be used predominantly for the acquisition of tractors and trailers.  Each agreement requires that the Company must maintain minimum “Liquidity” (defined in the UST Credit Agreements to indicate that such amount is calculated as the Company’s unrestricted cash on hand plus the amount of “Availability” (as defined in the loan agreement for the ABL Facility) to the extent such Availability could be borrowed under the ABL Facility) of $125.0 million and a minimum Adjusted EBITDA commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, to be not less than $100.0 million for the four quarters ending December 31, 2021, $150.0 million for the four quarters ending March 31, 2022, and $200.0 million thereafter. Obligations under the UST Credit Agreements are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the escrow or controlled account and a perfected junior priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in substantially all assets of the Company and the Term Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.  The Company issued 15,943,753 shares of common stock as consideration related to the UST Credit Agreements as described in Item 2.

The UST Credit Agreements will be funded through a series of draws made over time as the proceeds are utilized for the purposes outlined by the agreements.  As of July 31, 2020, $245.0 million of funds have been drawn on the Tranche A UST Credit Agreement and 0 funds have been drawn on the Tranche B UST Credit Agreement.

Adjusted EBITDA, defined in our availabilityUST Credit Agreements and the New Term Loan Agreement (defined below), as amended, as “Consolidated EBITDA,” is a measure that reflects our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization


expense, and is further adjusted for, among other things, letter of credit fees, equity-based compensation expense, net gains or losses on property disposals, restructuring charges, transaction costs related to issuances of debt, non-recurring consulting fees, non-cash impairment charges, integration costs, severance, non-recurring charges, the gains or losses from permitted dispositions, discontinued operations, and certain non-cash expenses, charges and losses (provided that if any of such non-cash expenses, charges or losses represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period will be subtracted from Adjusted EBITDA in such future period to the extent paid). Certain expenses that qualify as adjustments are capped at 10.0% of the trailing-twelve-month Adjusted EBITDA, in aggregate. Adjustments subject to the 10.0% cap include, but are not limited to, restructuring charges, integration costs, severance, and non-recurring charges. Additionally, all net gains from the disposition of properties are excluded from the definition of Adjusted EBITDA. Therefore any gains previously recognized in Adjusted EBITDA, as that term was previously defined in our SEC filings, in accordance with its definition in the Prior Term Loan Agreement, will not be included in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA under the UST Credit Agreements.

New Term Loan

On September 11, 2019, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors (the “Term Guarantors”), amended and restated the existing credit facilities under the credit agreement dated February 13, 2014 (the “Prior Term Loan Agreement”) and entered into a $600.0 million term loan agreement (“New Term Loan”) with funds managed by Apollo Global Management, LLC acting collectively as lead lender, and Cortland Products Corp, as administrative agent and collateral agent. The obligations of the Company under the agreement governing (the “New Term Loan Agreement”) are unconditionally guaranteed by the Term Guarantors.

The New Term Loan has a maturity date of June 30, 2024, with a single payment due at maturity of the outstanding balance. The New Term Loan initially bore interest at LIBOR (subject to a floor of 1.0%) plus a margin of 7.5% per annum, payable at least quarterly in cash, subject to a 1.0% margin step down in the event the Company achieves greater than $400.0 million in trailing-twelve-month Adjusted EBITDA. Obligations under the New Term Loan are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in (subject to permitted liens) assets of the Company and the Term Guarantors, including but not limited to all of the Company’s wholly owned terminals, tractors and trailers, subject to certain limited exceptions.

On April 7, 2020, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “First New Term Loan Amendment”) to the New Term Loan Agreement as a result of expected future covenant and liquidity tightening due to unprecedented economic deterioration.  Beginning the last two weeks of March, our industry and the economy at-large experienced an unexpected and significant decline in economic activity due to the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) and the resulting business shutdown and shelter-in-place orders made across North America by various governmental entities and private enterprises.  The First New Term Loan Amendment principally provided additional liquidity allowing the Company to defer quarterly interest payments for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the quarter ending June 30, 2020 with almost all of such interest to be paid-in-kind. The First New Term Loan Amendment also provided for a waiver with respect to the Consolidated EBITDA financial covenant during each fiscal quarter during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The interest rate was retroactively reset to a fixed 14% during the first six months of 2020.

On July 7, 2020, the Company and the Term Guarantors entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Second New Term Loan Amendment”) to the New Term Loan Agreement.  The material terms of the Second New Term Loan Amendment include, among other things, a consent to the refinancing and conforming changes to the description of collateral set forth in the UST Credit Agreements, permanently capitalizing previously paid-in-kind interest on borrowings under the New Term Loan Agreement, that all future interest shall accrue at the Eurodollar rate plus a margin of 7.5% per annum and 6.5% per annum in the case of alternative base rate borrowings paid in cash and a requirement that the Company must maintain minimum Liquidity of $125.0 million and a minimum Consolidated EBITDA commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, to be not less than $100.0 million for the four quarters ending December 31, 2021,  $150.0 million for the four quarters ending March 31, 2022 and thereafter, $200.0 million, and an extension of the EBITDA covenant holiday to the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021.

$450 Million ABL Facility

On February 13, 2014, we entered into our $450 million ABL Facility was $94.0 million, whichfrom a syndicate of banks arranged by Citizens Bank N.A. (formerly known as RBS Citizens, N.A.) (the “ABL Agent”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and CIT Finance LLC. YRC Worldwide and our subsidiaries, YRC Freight, Reddaway, Holland and New Penn are borrowers under the ABL Facility, and certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries are guarantors thereunder.

Availability under the ABL Facility is derived by reducing the amount that may be advanced against eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash by certain reserves imposed by the ABL Agent and our $356.0outstanding letters of credit and revolving


loans. Eligible borrowing base cash is cash that is deposited from time to time into a segregated restricted account and is included in “Restricted amounts held in escrow” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

At our option, borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at either: (i) the applicable LIBOR rate plus 2.25%, as amended, or (ii) the base rate (as defined in the ABL Facility) plus 1.25%, as amended.

Letter of credit fees equal to the applicable LIBOR margin in effect, 2.25% as amended, are charged quarterly in arrears on the average daily stated amount of all letters of credit outstanding during the quarter. Unused line fees are charged quarterly in arrears (such unused line fee percentage is equal to 0.375% per annum if the average revolver usage is less than 50% or 0.25% per annum if the average revolver usage is greater than 50%.)

The ABL Facility is secured by a perfected first priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in accounts receivable, cash, deposit accounts and other assets related to accounts receivable of the Company and the other loan parties and an additional second priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in substantially all remaining assets of the borrowers and the guarantors other than the CDA Collateral.

The ABL Facility contains conditions, representations and warranties, events of default and indemnification provisions that are customary for financings of this type, including, but not limited to, a springing minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, borrowing base reporting, limitations on incurrence of debt, investments, liens on assets, certain sale and leaseback transactions, transactions with affiliates, mergers, consolidations, purchases and sales of assets, and restricted payments. Certain provisions relating to investments, restricted payments and capital expenditures are relaxed upon meeting specified payment conditions or debt repayment conditions.

On July 7, 2020, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 6 (the “ABL Treasury Amendment”) in which the maturity date of the ABL was extended to January 9, 2024 and it included a consent to the refinancing and conforming changes to the description of collateral set forth in the UST Credit Agreements as well as an increase of 0.5% to applicable margin to borrowings under the ABL Facility (which increase is already reflected above).

Liquidity

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, available borrowings under our asset-based loan facility (the “ABL Facility”) and any prospective net cash flow from operations. As of June 30, 2020, our maximum availability under our ABL Facility was $61.3 million, and our managed accessibility was $20.4 million. Maximum availability is derived by reducing the amount that may be advanced against eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash by certain reserves imposed by the ABL Agent and our $347.9 million of outstanding letters of credit. OfOur Managed Accessibility of $20.4 million represents the $94.0maximum amount we would access on the ABL Facility and is adjusted for eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash measured at June 30, 2020.  The credit agreement governing the ABL Facility permits adjustments from eligible borrowing base cash to restricted cash prior to the compliance measurement date of July 15, 2020.  As of July 15, 2020, we moved $18.0 million in availability, we do not expect to access more than $49.0 million (“Managed Accessibility”) based onof cash out of restricted cash, as permitted under the ABL Facility, which effectively put our springing fixed charge coverage ratio (as set forth in our ABL Facility). Our cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility was $209.8to $302.6 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.


Term Loan Amendment

On July 26, 2017,2020.

For the Company enteredDecember 31, 2019 borrowing base certificate, which was filed in January of 2020, we transferred $29.0 million of cash into Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”)restricted cash to maintain the credit agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) governing our term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), which extended the maturity date to July 26, 2022 subject to the extension of the Secured and Unsecured Second Amended and Restated Contribution Deferral Agreement (the “Second A&R CDA”) on or before November 1, 2019 to a date that is at least 91 days after the final maturity date of the Term Loan.

If the Second A&R CDA is not extended, the maturity date of the Term Loan will spring back to November 1, 2019. The Amendment provided that the outstanding term loans10% threshold, as permitted under the ABL Facility, which transfer effectively put our cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility to $80.4 million.

The table below summarizes cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

(in millions)

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

264.2

 

 

$

109.2

 

Amounts placed (into)/out of restricted cash subsequent to period end

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

(29.0

)

Managed Accessibility

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility

 

$

302.6

 

 

$

80.4

 

Covenants

The UST Credit Agreements and the New Term Loan Agreement are satisfied and discharged in full and thatinclude a financial covenant requirement for the Company incurred new term loans into maintain a minimum Liquidity of $125.0 million until the aggregate principal amountfirst date on which Consolidated EBITDA on the last day of $600 million. The Amendment increaseda fiscal quarter is greater than $200.0 million and a requirement that minimum Consolidated EBITDA commencing with the annual principal

fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, to be not less than $100.0 million for the four quarters ending December 31, 2021, $150.0 million for the four quarters ending March 31, 2022 and $200.0 million thereafter.     


payments from 1% to 3% per annum

Risks and increasedUncertainties Regarding Liquidity and Compliance with Credit Facility Financial Covenants

Based on the applicable interest rate, at eitherclose of UST Credit Agreements and the applicable LIBOR (subject to a floor of 1%), plus a margin of 8.50% or an alternative base rate (as defined in theSecond New Term Loan Agreement) plus a margin of 6.50%. In connection with the Amendment, the Company paid $35.2only applicable financial covenant until December 31, 2021 is the Liquidity requirement of $125.0 million.  With Liquidity as of June 30, 2020 of $302.6 million, in principal and incurred $9.7 million in original issuance discount and an estimated $8.1 million in transaction costs for third party fees.


The Amendment resulted in a partial extinguishment of $1.5 million in capitalized original issuance discount and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs relatingproceeds from the UST Credit Agreements to the existing Term Loan. The $9.7 million in original issuance discount relating to the Amendment was capitalized and will be amortized through interest expense over the life of the Term Loan. Of the $8.1 million in transaction fees, $6.7 million was expensed as debt issuance costs in proportion to the Term Loan that was modifiedreceived in the third quarter (presented within “Other, net” on2020, and forecasted operating results, management concludes it probable the statement of consolidated comprehensive income) and the remaining $1.4 million was capitalized andCompany will be amortized over the life of the Term Loan.

As a result of the extension in the maturity date under the Term Loan, the maturity date of the ABL will extend to June 28, 2021, as provided under Amendment No. 2 to the ABL, provided the final condition to the Term Loan’s extension is met upon the extension of the Second A&R CDA. Otherwise, the maturity date of the ABL is February 13, 2019.

Credit Facility Covenants

The Term Loan Agreement governing our Term Loan has certain financial covenants, as amended on July 26, 2017, that, among other things, restrict certain capital expenditures and require us to comply with a maximum total leverage ratiomeet covenant (defined as Consolidated Total Debt divided by Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as defined below).

Our total maximum leverage ratio covenants are as follows:
Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters EndingMaximum Total
Leverage Ratio
Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters EndingMaximum Total
Leverage Ratio
September 30, 20173.75 to 1.00September 30, 20193.25 to 1.00
December 31, 20173.50 to 1.00December 31, 20193.00 to 1.00
March 31, 20183.50 to 1.00March 31, 20203.00 to 1.00
June 30, 20183.50 to 1.00June 30, 20203.00 to 1.00
September 30, 20183.50 to 1.00September 30, 20202.75 to 1.00
December 31, 20183.50 to 1.00December 31, 20202.75 to 1.00
March 31, 20193.25 to 1.00March 31, 20212.75 to 1.00
June 30, 20193.25 to 1.00June 30, 2021 and thereafter2.50 to 1.00

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, defined in our Term Loan Agreement as “Consolidated EBITDA,” is a measure that reflects our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization expense, and is further adjustedrequirements for among other things, letter of credit fees, equity-based compensation expense, net gains or losses on property disposals, restructuring professional fees and other transaction costs related to issuances of debt, non-recurring consulting fees, expenses associated with certain lump sum payments to our union employees and the gains or losses from permitted dispositions and discontinued operations. Consolidated Total Debt, as defined in our Term Loan Agreement, is the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding. Our total leverage ratio for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2017 was 3.52 to 1.00.

We believe that our results of operations will be sufficient to allow us to comply with the covenants in the Term Loan Agreement, fund our operations, increase working capital as necessary to support our planned revenue growth and fund capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months. To maintain compliance withSubstantial doubt raised during the maximum total leverage ratio overfirst quarter 2020 under the tenoraccounting requirements of the Term Loan and satisfy our liquidity needs, we would have to achieve operating results that reflect a slight improvement to our 2016 Adjusted EBITDA. Means for improving our profitability may include streamlining our support structure, as well as ongoing successful implementation and realization of pricing, productivity and efficiency initiatives, in addition to increased volume, some of which are outside of our control.








ASC 205-40, Going Concern, has been alleviated.

Fair Value Measurement


The book value and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, including current maturities and other financial instruments, are summarized as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

(in millions)

 

Book Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Book Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

New Term Loan

 

$

578.9

 

 

$

576.7

 

 

$

559.9

 

 

$

559.3

 

ABL Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease financing obligations

 

 

226.0

 

 

 

222.9

 

 

 

231.3

 

 

 

233.7

 

Second A&R CDA

 

 

69.8

 

 

 

65.7

 

 

 

71.0

 

 

 

71.7

 

Total debt

 

$

874.7

 

 

$

865.3

 

 

$

862.2

 

 

$

864.7

 

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
(in millions)Book Value Fair value Book Value Fair value
Term Loan$579.6
 $590.8
 $627.2
 $638.1
Lease financing obligations262.2
 212.3
 268.6
 259.1
Second A&R CDA99.7
 98.7
 101.3
 101.8
Total debt$941.5
 $901.8
 $997.1
 $999.0

The fair values of the New Term Loan and the Second Amended and Restated Contribution Deferral Agreement (the “Second A&R CDACDA”) were estimated based on observable prices (level two inputs for fair value measurements). The fair value of the lease financing obligations isare estimated using a publicly-tradedpublicly traded secured loan with similar characteristics (level three input for fair value measurement).

4. Leases

Leases (in millions)

 

Classification

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease assets

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

319.2

 

 

$

386.0

 

Finance lease assets

 

Net property and equipment

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

2.6

 

Total leased assets

 

 

 

$

321.6

 

 

$

388.6

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

$

114.0

 

 

$

120.8

 

Finance

 

Other current and accrued liabilities

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.2

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

214.0

 

 

 

246.3

 

Finance

 

Claims and other liabilities

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

3.3

 

Total lease liabilities

 

 

 

$

332.1

 

 

$

370.6

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

 

Lease Cost (in millions)

 

Classification

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Operating lease cost(a)

 

Purchased transportation; Fuel, operating expenses and supplies

 

$

40.4

 

 

$

41.1

 

 

$

83.5

 

 

$

82.3

 

Short-term cost

 

Purchased transportation; Fuel, operating expenses and supplies

 

 

2.1

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

6.9

 

Variable lease cost

 

Purchased transportation; Fuel, operating expenses and supplies

 

1.8

 

 

1.8

 

 

4.2

 

 

3.3

 

Finance lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of leased assets

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

 

0.3

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

Interest expense

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

 

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

Total lease cost

 

 

 

$

44.4

 

 

$

46.5

 

 

$

92.1

 

 

$

93.0

 

(a)

Operating lease cost represents non-cash amortization of ROU assets and accretion of the discounted lease liabilities and is segregated on the statement of consolidated cash flows.


Leases

Remaining Maturities of Lease Liabilities

 

Operating Leases

 

 

Finance Leases

 

 

Total

 

2020

 

$

76.6

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

77.3

 

2021

 

 

138.9

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

139.9

 

2022

 

 

90.2

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

90.8

 

2023

 

 

49.5

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

50.1

 

2024

 

 

18.2

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

18.9

 

After 2024

 

 

32.6

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

36.0

 

Total lease payments

 

$

406.0

 

 

$

7.0

 

 

$

413.0

 

Less: Imputed Interest

 

 

78.0

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

80.9

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

328.0

 

 

$

4.1

 

 

$

332.1

 

Lease Term and Discount Rate

(years and percent)

 

Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term

 

 

Weighted-Average Discount Rate

 

Operating leases

 

 

3.5

 

 

12.7% (a)

 

Finance leases

 

 

8.0

 

 

10.3%

 


(a)

In an effort to preserve liquidity, certain equipment leases were modified during the second quarter to reduce short-term cash payments, resulting in an increase in payments in future periods.  ROU assets and related liabilities were calculated using increased incremental borrowing rates as compared to prior periods due to a series of credit ratings downgrades.  The increased incremental borrowing rates caused the ROU assets and lease liabilities to decrease, but this decrease was offset by an increase in future payment levels as a result of deferral agreements.

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

 

Other Information (in millions)

2020

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Operating cash flows from operating leases(a)

$

17.5

 

$

38.9

 

 

$

55.5

 

$

75.2

 

   Operating cash flows from finance leases

0.1

 

0.1

 

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

   Financing cash flows from finance leases

0.1

 

0.1

 

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$

6.3

 

$

34.7

 

 

$

10.0

 

$

53.8

 

As of September 30, 2017, our operating lease payment obligations through 2030 totaled $282.5 million and are expected to increase as we lease additional revenue equipment. Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we entered into new operating leases for revenue equipment totaling $26.2 million in future lease payments, payable over an average lease term of five years.

(a)

Payments arising from operating leases are reported in operating activities on the statements of consolidated cash flows.


Our capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $70.8 million and $75.4 million, respectively. These amounts were principally used to fund the purchase of used tractors and trailers, to refurbish engines for our revenue fleet, and for capitalized costs to improve our technology infrastructure.

4.

5. Employee Benefits


Qualified and Nonqualified Defined Benefit Pension Plans


The following table presents the components of our Company-sponsored pension plan costs for the three and ninesix months ended September 30:June 30:

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

 

(in millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Interest cost

 

$

9.6

 

 

$

11.4

 

 

$

19.2

 

 

$

22.8

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(14.9

)

 

 

(14.3

)

 

 

(29.9

)

 

 

(28.6

)

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.2

)

Amortization of prior net pension loss

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

6.4

 

Total net periodic pension cost

 

$

(1.7

)

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

(3.4

)

 

$

0.4

 

 Three Months Nine Months
(in millions)2017 2016 2017 2016
Service cost$1.3
 $1.6
 $3.9
 $4.8
Interest cost12.8
 14.0
 38.4
 42.0
Expected return on plan assets(14.8) (14.2) (44.4) (42.4)
Amortization of prior net pension loss3.9
 3.5
 11.7
 10.3
Total periodic pension cost$3.2
 $4.9
 $9.6
 $14.7

We expect to contribute $54.1have contributed $2.1 million to our Company-sponsored pension plans through June 30, 2020. Under the CARES Act, we are not required to make the remaining $29.3 million of contributions in 2017 of which we have contributed $39.9 million through September 30, 2017.

2020.  These contributions will be made on January 1, 2021, but may be made sooner.


5.

6. Income Taxes


Our effective tax rate for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 was 23.1%16.8% and (13.8)%19.4%, respectively, compared to 3.5%(62.8%) and 10.5%0.8%, respectively, for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, respectively.2019. The significant items impacting the 20172020 rates includea benefit from the reversal of liability for an uncertain tax position resulting from statute expiration, a benefit recognized due to the application of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), guidancethe exception to the rules regarding intra-periodintraperiod tax allocation, a provision for net state and foreign tax provision, foreign withholding taxes, related to a dividend from a foreign subsidiary, certain permanent items and a change in the valuation allowance established for the net deferred tax asset balance projected for December 31, 2017.2020.  The significant items impacting the 20162019 rates include a benefit recognized due to application of the exception to the rules regarding intraperiod tax allocation, a provision for federal alternative minimum tax, a refund from a prior year amended return, a net state and foreign tax provision,taxes, certain permanent items and a change in the


valuation allowance established for the net deferred tax asset balance that had been projected for December 31, 2016.2019.  We recognize valuation allowances on deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, we determine it is more likely than not such assets will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances are included in our tax provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, we evaluate factors such as prior years’ earnings history, expected future earnings, loss carry-back and carry-forward periods, reversals of existing deferred tax liabilities and tax planning strategies that potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset.  At SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016,2019, substantially all of our net deferred tax assets were subject to a valuation allowance.

6. Shareholders’ Deficit

The following reflects the activity in the shares of our common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
(shares in thousands)2017
Beginning balance32,473
Issuance of equity awards253
Ending balance32,726

7. Earnings (Loss)Loss Per Share


We calculate basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing

Given our net earnings (loss) by our weighted-average shares outstanding at the endloss position for each of the period. The calculation for diluted earnings per share adjusts the weighted average shares outstanding for our dilutive unvested shares and stock units using the treasury stock method. Our calculations for basic and dilutive earnings (loss) per share for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and 2016 are as follows:


 Three Months Nine Months
(dollars in millions, except per share data, shares and stock units in thousands)2017 2016 2017 2016
Basic and dilutive net income (loss) available to common shareholders$3.0
 $13.9
 $(3.3) $29.0
        
Basic weighted average shares outstanding32,723
 32,466
 32,550
 32,398
Effect of dilutive securities:       
Unvested shares and stock units869
 728
 
 517
Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding33,592
 33,194
 32,550
 32,915
        
Basic earnings (loss) per share(a)
$0.09
 $0.43
 $(0.10) $0.89
Diluted earnings (loss) per share(a)
$0.09
 $0.42
 $(0.10) $0.88
(a)Earnings (loss) per share is based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented.

June 30, 2019, we do not report dilutive securities for these periods. At SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, our anti-dilutive unvested shares, options, and stock units were approximately 80,000436,000 and 213,000, respectively.

325,000, respectively.

8. Business Segments


We report financial and descriptive information about our reporting segments on a basis consistent with that used internally for evaluating segment performance and allocating resources to segments. We evaluate segment performance primarily on external revenue, operating income (loss), and operating ratio.

We charge management fees and other corporate service fees to our reporting segments based on the benefits received or an overhead allocation basis. Corporate and other operating losses represent residual operating expenses of the holding company. Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. Intersegment revenue primarily relates to transportation services between our segments.


The following table summarizes our operations by business segment:
(in millions)YRC Freight 
Regional
Transportation
 
Corporate/
Eliminations
 Consolidated
As of September 30, 2017       
Identifiable assets$1,075.3
 $711.6
 $(85.3) $1,701.6
As of December 31, 2016       
Identifiable assets$1,208.7
 $642.9
 $(81.6) $1,770.0
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017       
External revenue$787.8
 $463.5
 $(0.1) $1,251.2
Operating income (loss)$20.3
 $21.5
 $(1.7) $40.1
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017       
External revenue$2,306.2
 $1,376.5
 $(0.3) $3,682.4
Operating income (loss)$37.8
 $59.0
 $(9.7) $87.1
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016       
External revenue$777.9
 $443.7
 $(0.3) $1,221.3
Operating income (loss)$20.8
 $21.9
 $(3.9) $38.8
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016       
External revenue$2,228.6
 $1,321.3
 $(0.7) $3,549.2
Operating income (loss)$53.3
 $64.9
 $(8.8) $109.4

9. Commitments, Contingencies and Uncertainties

California Labor Law Change

Department of Defense Complaints

In October 2015, California adopted new rules governingDecember 2018, the United States on behalf of the United States Department of Defense filed a Complaint in Intervention (“Complaint”) against the Company in the U.S. District in the Western District of New York captioned United States ex rel. James Hannum v. YRC Freight, Inc.; Roadway Express, Inc.; and Yellow Transportation, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-0811(A). The Complaint alleges that the Company violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the Department of Defense for freight carrier services by failing to comply with the contractual terms of freight contracts between the Department of Defense and the Company and related government procurement rules. The Complaint also alleges claims for unjust enrichment and breach of contract. Under the False Claims Act, the Complaint seeks treble damages, civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, all in unspecified amounts. The remaining common causes of action seek an undetermined amount for an alleged breach of contract or alternatively causes constituting unjust enrichment or a payment of piece-rate compensation. New California Labor Code section 226.2 sets forth requirements for the payment of a separate hourly wage for “nonproductive” time worked by piece-rate employees, and separate payment for compensable rest and recovery periods to those employees.mistake. The Company continueshas moved to assessdismiss the impact ofcase, and the court heard oral arguments on the motion on August 12, 2019.  On July 17, 2020, the court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss in part with respect to one claim and denied it in all other respects. Management believes the Company has meritorious defenses against the remaining counts and intends to vigorously defend this new law and ongoing compliance measures.action. We believeare unable to estimate the possible loss, or range of possible loss, is not materialassociated with these claims at this time.

Class Action Securities Complaint

In January 2019, a purported class action lawsuit captioned Christina Lewis v. YRC Worldwide Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-00001, was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York against the Company and certain of our current and former officers. The complaint was filed on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s publicly traded securities between March 10, 2014 and December 14, 2018. The complaint generally alleged that the defendants had violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making false and misleading statements relating to our consolidated financial statements.

the Company’s freight billing practices as alleged in the Department of Defense complaint described above. The action included claims for damages, including interest, and an award of reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees. The co-lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on June 14, 2019, and the defendants moved to dismiss it on July 15, 2019. On March 27, 2020, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss in its entirety and entered judgment closing the case. The co-lead plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 27, 2020.


Shareholder Derivative Complaint

In May 2019, a putative shareholder filed an action derivatively and on behalf of the Company naming James L. Welch, Jamie G. Pierson, Stephanie D. Fisher, Raymond J. Bromark, Douglas A. Carty, William R. Davidson, Matthew A. Doheny, Robert L. Friedman, James E. Hoffman, Michael J. Kneeland, Patricia M. Nazemetz, and James F. Winestock individually as defendants and the Company as the nominal defendant. In an amended complaint, filed on October 15, 2019, Darren D. Hawkins was added as a defendant. The case, captioned Hastey v. Welch, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-2266-KGG, was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. The Complaint alleged that the Company was exposed to harm by the individual defendants’ purported conduct concerning its freight-billing practices as alleged in the Department of Defense Complaint and the Class Action Securities Complaint described above. The Complaint asserted that the individual defendants’ purported conduct violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that they breached their fiduciary duties, were unjustly enriched, and engaged in corporate waste. On March 30, 2020, the Court granted the Company’s and individual defendants’ motion to dismiss, dismissing Plaintiff’s Section 14(a) claim with prejudice, and declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining claims and thus dismissing them without prejudice. The Court further denied as moot motions to intervene in the action that had been filed by three putative shareholders.

In October 2019, another putative shareholder filed an action derivatively and on behalf of the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware naming the same defendants as did the October 15, 2019 amended complaint in the Hastey case. The case is captioned Broughton v. Hawkins, et al. Case No. 1:19-cv-01958-UNA, and makes claims similar to those made in Hastey.  After a motion to dismiss the Broughton Complaint was filed on December 20, 2019, Plaintiff filed an unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of her Complaint without prejudice on February 19, 2020. The court granted the motion on April 20, 2020.

Other Legal Matters


We are involved in litigation or proceedings that arise in ordinary business activities. When possible, we insure against these risks to the extent we deem prudent, but no assurance can be given that the nature or amount of such insurance will be sufficient to fully indemnify us against liabilities arising out of pending and future legal proceedings. Many of these insurance policies contain self-insured retentions in amounts we deem prudent. Based on our current assessment of information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements, we believe that our consolidated financial statements include adequate provisions for estimated costs and losses that may be incurred within the litigation and proceedings to which we are a party.

9. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated all events that occur after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. The Company determined that there were no reportable subsequent events to be disclosed other than the UST Credit Agreements discussed in Debt and Financing.



Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report. This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed by or characterized by words such as “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “project,” “forecast,” “propose,” “plan,” “designed,” “estimate,” “enable” and similar expressions which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, are based upon current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of Company management and current market conditions, and are subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, uncertainties and contingencies, known and unknown, many of which are beyond our control. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results could differ materially from those predicted in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including (without limitation):

The impact of COVID-19 on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;

General economic factors, including (without limitation) impacts of COVID-19 and customer demand in the retail and manufacturing sectors;

our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash needs and future cash commitments, including (without limitation) our obligations related to our indebtedness and lease and pension funding requirements, and our ability to achieve increased cash flows through improvement in operations;

our failure to comply with the covenants in the documents governing our existing and future indebtedness, including financial covenants under our senior credit facilities, in light of recent operating results;

business risks and increasing costs associated with the transportation industry, including increasing equipment, operational and technology costs and disruption from natural disasters;

competition and competitive pressure on pricing;

the risk of labor disruptions or stoppages if our relationship with our employees and unions were to deteriorate;

changes in pension expense and funding obligations, subject to interest rate volatility;

increasing costs relating to our self-insurance claims expenses;

our ability to finance the maintenance, acquisition and replacement of revenue equipment and other necessary capital expenditures;

our ability to comply and the cost of compliance with, or liability resulting from violation of, federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including (without limitation) labor laws and laws and regulations regarding the environment;

impediments to our operations and business resulting from anti-terrorism measures;

the impact of claims and litigation expense to which we are or may become exposed;

that we may not realize the expected benefits and costs savings from our performance and operational improvement initiatives;

our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and increasing costs of driver compensation;

a significant privacy breach or IT system disruption;

risks of operating in foreign countries;

our dependence on key employees;

seasonality;

shortages of fuel and changes in the cost of fuel or the index upon which we base our fuel surcharge and the effectiveness of our fuel surcharge program in protecting us against fuel price volatility;

limitations on our operations, our financing opportunities, potential strategic transactions, acquisitions or dispositions resulting from restrictive covenants in the documents governing our existing and future indebtedness;

fluctuations in the price of our common stock;

dilution from future issuances of our common stock;

our intention not to pay dividends on our common stock;


general economic factors, including (without limitation) customer demand in the retail and manufacturing sectors;

that we have the ability to issue preferred stock that may adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock; and

business risks and increasing costs associated with the transportation industry, including increasing equipment, operational and technology costs and disruption from natural disasters;

other risks and contingencies, including (without limitation) the risk factors that are included in our reports filed with the SEC, including those described under “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, including this quarterly report.

competition and competitive pressure on pricing;
the risk of labor disruptions or stoppages if our relationship with our employees and unions were to deteriorate;
changes in pension expense and funding obligations, subject to interest rate volatility;
increasing costs relating to our self-insurance claims expenses;
our ability to finance the maintenance, acquisition and replacement of revenue equipment and other necessary capital expenditures;
our ability to comply and the cost of compliance with, or liability resulting from violation of, federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including (without limitation) labor laws and laws and regulations regarding the environment;
impediments to our operations and business resulting from anti-terrorism measures;
the impact of claims and litigation expense to which we are or may become exposed;
that we may not realize the expected benefits and costs savings from our performance and operational improvement initiatives;
our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and increasing costs of driver compensation;
a significant privacy breach or IT system disruption;
risks of operating in foreign countries;
our dependence on key employees;
seasonality;
changes in the cost of fuel or the index upon which we base our fuel surcharge and the effectiveness of our fuel surcharge program in protecting us against fuel price volatility;
our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash needs and future cash commitments, including (without limitation) our obligations related to our indebtedness and lease and pension funding requirements, and our ability to achieve increased cash flows through improvement in operations;
limitations on our operations, our financing opportunities, potential strategic transactions, acquisitions or dispositions resulting from restrictive covenants in the documents governing our existing and future indebtedness;
our failure to comply with the covenants in the documents governing our existing and future indebtedness;
fluctuations in the price of our common stock;
dilution from future issuances of our common stock;
our intention not to pay dividends on our common stock;
that we have the ability to issue preferred stock that may adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock; and
other risks and contingencies, including (without limitation) the risk factors that are included in our reports filed with the SEC, including those described under “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, including this quarterly report.

Overview


MD&A includes the following sections:


Our Business — a brief description of our business and a discussion of how we assess our operating results.

Consolidated Results of Operations — an analysis of our consolidated results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and 2016.

Reporting Segment Results of Operations — an analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 for our YRC Freight and Regional Transportation reporting segments.
2019.

Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures presentation and an analysis of selected non-GAAP financial measures for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and 20162019 and trailing twelve monthstrailing-twelve-months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and 2016.

2019.

Financial Condition/Liquidity and Capital Resources — a discussion of our major sources and uses of cash and an analysis of our cash flows and aggregate contractual obligations and commercial commitments.

The third quarter“second quarter” and “first three quarters”half” of the years discussed below refer to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30,, respectively.

Our Business

YRC Worldwide is a holding company that, through wholly ownedits operating subsidiaries, offers our customers a wide range of transportation services. YRC Worldwide has one of the largest, most comprehensive LTL networks in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through its team of experienced service professionals, YRC Worldwide offers industry-leading expertise in LTL shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence.

We measure the performance of our business on both a consolidated basis and a reporting segment basis. We useusing several performance metrics, but rely primarily upon (without limitation) operating revenue, operating income (loss), and operating ratio. We also use certain non-GAAP financial measures as secondary measures to assess our operating performance.

Operating Revenue: Our operating revenue has two primary components: volume (commonly evaluated using number of shipments and weight per shipment) and yield or price (commonly evaluated on a dollar-per-hundred weight basis and a dollar-per-shipment basis). Yield includes fuel surcharge revenue, which is common in the trucking industry and represents an amount charged to customers that adjusts with changing fuel prices. We base our fuel surcharges on a published national index and adjust them weekly. Rapid material changes in the index or our cost of fuel can positively or negatively impact our revenue and operating income (loss) versus prior periods, as there is a lag in our adjustment of base rates in response to changes in fuel surcharge. We believe that fuel surcharge is an accepted and important component of the overall pricing of our services to our customers. Without an industry accepted fuel surcharge program, our base pricing for our transportation services would require numerous changes. We believe the distinction between base rates and fuel surcharge has blurred over time, and it is impractical to clearly separate all the different factors that influence the price that our customers are willing to pay. In general, under our present fuel surcharge program, we believe rising fuel costs are beneficial to us and falling fuel costs are detrimental to us.
Operating Income (Loss): Operating income (loss) is our operating revenue less operating expenses. Our consolidated operating income (loss) includes certain corporate charges that are not allocated to our YRC Freight and Regional Transportation reporting segments.

Operating Ratio: Operating ratio is a common operating performance metric used in the trucking industry. It is calculated as (i) 100 percent (ii) minus the result of dividing operating income by operating revenue or (iii) plus the result of dividing operating loss by operating revenue, and expressed as a percentage.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures: We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to assess the following:

Operating Revenue: Our operating revenue has two primary components: volume (commonly evaluated using tonnage, tonnage per day, number of shipments, shipments per day or weight per shipment) and yield or price (commonly evaluated using picked up revenue, revenue per hundredweight or revenue per shipment). Yield includes fuel surcharge revenue, which is common in the trucking industry and represents an amount charged to customers that adjusts with changing fuel prices. We base our fuel surcharges on the U.S. Department of Energy fuel index and adjust them weekly. Rapid material changes in the index or our cost of fuel can positively or negatively impact our revenue and operating income as a result of changes in our fuel surcharge. We believe that fuel surcharge is an accepted and important component of the overall pricing of our services to our customers. Without an industry accepted fuel surcharge program, our base pricing for our transportation services would require changes. We believe the distinction between base rates and fuel surcharge has blurred over time, and it is impractical to clearly separate all the different factors that influence the price that our customers are willing to pay. In general, under our present fuel surcharge program, we believe rising fuel costs are beneficial to us and falling fuel costs are detrimental to us in the short term, the effects of which are mitigated over time.

Operating Income (Loss):  Operating income (loss) is operating revenue less operating expenses.

Operating Ratio:  Operating ratio is a common operating performance measure used in the trucking industry. It is calculated as (i) 100 percent (ii) minus the result of dividing operating income by operating revenue or (iii) plus the result of dividing operating loss by operating revenue, and is expressed as a percentage.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:  We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to assess the following:

o

EBITDA: a non-GAAP measure that reflects our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization expense. EBITDA is used for internal management purposes as a financial measure that reflects our core operating performance.


o

Adjusted EBITDA: a non-GAAP measure that reflects EBITDA, and further adjusts for letter of credit fees, equity-based compensation expense, net gains or losses on property disposals, restructuring professional fees and othercharges, transaction costs related to issuances of debt, non-recurring consulting fees, expenses associated with certain lump sum payments to our union employeesnon-cash impairment charges and the gains or losses from permitted dispositions, and discontinued operations, among otherand certain non-cash expenses, charges and losses (provided that if any of such non-cash expenses, charges or losses represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period will be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA in such future period to the extent paid). All references to “Adjusted EBITDA” throughout this section and the rest of this report refer to “Adjusted EBITDA” calculated under our New Term Loan Agreement (defined therein as “Consolidated EBITDA”) unless otherwise specified.  Consolidated EBITDA is also a defined term in our credit facilities.ABL Agreement and the definition there aligns with the prior definition of Consolidated EBITDA under the Prior Term Loan Agreement.  Adjusted EBITDA is used for internal management purposes as a financial measure that reflects our core operating performance, to measure compliance with financial covenants in our credit facilities and to determine certain executivemanagement and employee bonus compensation.


We believe our presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and other users as these measures represent key supplemental information our management uses to compare and evaluate our core underlying business results, both on a consolidated basis and across our business segments, particularly in light of our leverage position and the capital-intensive nature of our business. Further, EBITDA is a measure that is commonly used by other companies in our industry and provides a comparison for investors to evaluate the performance of the companies in the industry.  Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA helps investors to understand how the company is tracking against our financial covenantscovenant in our term loan credit agreementagreements as this measure is calculated as prescribeddefined in our term loan credit agreement and serves as a driving component of our key financial covenants. 


covenant.

Our non-GAAP financial measures have the following limitations:

o

EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or fund principal payments on our outstanding debt;

o

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to fund restructuring professional fees and other transaction costs related to issuances of debt, non-recurring consulting fees, letter of credit fees, service interest or fund principal payments on our outstanding debt, letter of credit fees, restructuring charges, transaction costs related to the issuance of debt, non-cash expenses, charges or lump sum payments to our union employees required under the Memorandum of Understanding;losses, or nonrecurring consulting fees, among other items;

o

Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often havegenerally need to be replaced in the future and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;

o

Equity-based compensation is an element of our long-term incentive compensation package, although Adjusted EBITDA excludes employee equity-based compensation expense when presenting our ongoing operating performance for a particular period; and

o

Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, potentially limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.


Because of these limitations, our non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.  We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and use our non-GAAP measures as secondary measures. For additional

COVID-19

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly impacted the first half of 2020 results and may continue to do so throughout the year. The full extent of the outbreak, related business and travel restrictions and changes to behavior intended to reduce the virus’s spread are uncertain and continue to evolve. While transportation is an essential business, and we have continued to operate without any material business interruptions, there has been a significant negative impact to the demand for transportation services.


Our shipping volumes began to decline in late March and have remained depressed compared to prior year.  However, volumes improved throughout the second quarter.  Given the amount of economic uncertainty, including uncertainty about how and when federal, state and local governments will lift business and travel restrictions, it is difficult to predict how long we may experience negative year-over-year trends.  Additionally, the demand for crude oil has seen a decline during second quarter which will continue to put downward pressure on our fuel surcharge revenues. As shipping revenues decrease, the need to manage liquidity becomes increasingly important and actions the Company has taken are more fully described in Liquidity and Capital Resources.  As of the date of this filing, there have been no significant charges related to bad debt.

As we have not experienced any significant information technology outages that have impacted day-to-day operations, our control environment and operations continue to operate as they did before the outbreak of COVID-19.

Business Strategy Overview

During 2019, the Company launched a reconciliationmulti-year enterprise transformation strategy to achieve long-term profitability and cash flow. Our strategic roadmap was built upon the proven alliance of our non-GAAP measuresLTL regional and GAAP results, seenational networks, as well as our recently launched multi-mode freight brokerage solutions, to provide a broad portfolio of freight and business services to our customers.

The Company accomplished four foundational components during 2019:

1.

Ratified a new five-year labor contract

2.

Refinanced a term loan with improved and more flexible terms

3.

Reorganized the field leadership structure to streamline decision making and enhance execution

4.

Completed the reorganization of the enterprise-wide sales force

In 2020, the “Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below.next phase of our transformation includes:

1.

Operational optimization

2.

Technology migration

3.

Facility evaluation

The primary focus for the next phase of the enterprise transformation strategy is to operationally transform the movement of freight through our network and the technology used in the process.  In the initial phase of our plan to optimize operations, which spanned most of 2019, two of our companies operated independently out of the same service area.  Under the New NMFA that was ratified on May 14, 2019, we have the opportunity to consolidate service centers across our operating companies to optimize utilization of our assets and resources. We believe service center consolidation presents the greatest opportunity for this initiative.  We launched our first consolidation in late 2019, with the emphasis of facility evaluation occurring in 2020.  By rationalizing the number of physical locations in the network while maintaining geographic coverage, we will improve density which should allow for improved service for our valued customers. We expect these efforts have allowed us to recognize cost savings in our linehaul and pick-up and delivery operations due to improved density, increased asset utilization, and optimization of route planning and labor resources, but we believe COVID-19 impacts have masked the full impact of those improvements.   Over time, this initiative should continue to enhance service and strategically position our network for the growing demand of our customers and their supply chain needs, provide productivity improvements and streamline our cost structure as we seek to optimize resources across the network, including facilities, infrastructure and human capital.  We intend to consolidate individual operating company systems into a single platform, with the end goal of improving profitability and the customer experience. By streamlining systems, we are providing our customers access to five brands through one network and one enterprise-wide service offering.

Capital investment remains a top priority for us.  We believe our UST Credit Agreements will enable a significant increase in the amount of capital we are able to invest in revenue equipment to improve the age of our fleet as there is an immediate return in improved fuel miles per gallon and reduced vehicle maintenance expense.  To properly execute on our transformation plan, we are committed to investing in technology in order to enhance the customer experience and improve our operational flexibilities.


Consolidated Results of Operations


Our consolidated results include the consolidated results of our YRC Freight and Regional Transportation reporting segments as well as any unallocated corporate charges. A more detailed discussion of the operating results of our segments is presented in the “Reporting Segment Results of Operations” section below.


The table below provides summary consolidated financial information for the thirdsecond quarter and first three quartershalf 2020 and 2019:

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

First Half

 

 

Percentage Change in Dollar Amounts

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

First Half

 

(Amounts in millions)

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

Operating Revenue

 

$

1,015.4

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

$

1,272.6

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

$

2,165.8

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

$

2,454.9

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

(20.2

)

 

 

(11.8

)

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

 

 

647.9

 

 

 

63.8

 

 

 

782.3

 

 

 

61.5

 

 

 

1,368.1

 

 

 

63.2

 

 

 

1,500.5

 

 

 

61.1

 

 

 

(17.2

)

 

 

(8.8

)

Fuel, operating expenses and supplies

 

 

162.7

 

 

 

16.0

 

 

 

228.3

 

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

370.7

 

 

 

17.1

 

 

 

464.2

 

 

 

18.9

 

 

 

(28.7

)

 

 

(20.1

)

Purchased transportation

 

 

126.0

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

158.0

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

262.2

 

 

 

12.1

 

 

 

304.3

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

(20.3

)

 

 

(13.8

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

34.2

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

38.5

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

69.9

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

78.5

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

(11.2

)

 

 

(11.0

)

Other operating expenses

 

 

55.2

 

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

57.4

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

116.8

 

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

121.2

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

(3.6

)

Gains on property disposals, net

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(45.3

)

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(3.2

)

 

NM*

 

Impairment charges

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(100.0

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

1,020.0

 

 

 

100.5

 

 

 

1,258.3

 

 

 

98.9

 

 

 

2,142.4

 

 

 

98.9

 

 

 

2,472.3

 

 

 

100.7

 

 

 

(18.9

)

 

 

(13.3

)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

(17.4

)

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(132.2

)

 

 

234.5

 

Nonoperating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonoperating expenses, net

 

 

40.0

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

28.8

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

64.1

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

55.9

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

38.9

 

 

 

14.7

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(44.6

)

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(14.5

)

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(40.7

)

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(73.3

)

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

(207.6

)

 

 

44.5

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(7.5

)

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(7.9

)

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.0

)

 

 

182.4

 

 

NM*

 

Net Loss

 

$

(37.1

)

 

 

(3.7

)

 

$

(23.6

)

 

 

(1.9

)

 

$

(32.8

)

 

 

(1.5

)

 

$

(72.7

)

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

(57.2

)

 

 

54.9

 

*Not meaningful

Second quarter of 2017 and 2016:


 Third Quarter First Three Quarters
(in millions)2017 2016 Percent Change 2017 2016 Percent Change
Operating revenue$1,251.2
 $1,221.3
 2.4 % $3,682.4
 $3,549.2
 3.8 %
Operating income$40.1
 $38.8
 3.4 % $87.1
 $109.4
 (20.4)%
Nonoperating expenses, net$36.2
 $24.4
 48.4 % $90.0
 $77.0
 16.9 %
Net income (loss)$3.0
 $13.9
 (78.4)% $(3.3) $29.0
 *NM
(*) not meaningful

Third Quarter of 20172020 Compared to the Third QuarterSecond quarter of 2016

Our2019

Results of operations in the second quarter of 2020 were impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 as shipping volumes decreased significantly from typical levels and negatively impacted the pricing environment. Downward pressure on diesel prices reduced the amount of fuel surcharge revenues the Company was able to price in our services.  As such, our consolidated operating revenue increased $29.9decreased $257.2 million, or 2.4%,20.2% during the third quarter of 2017 compared tosecond quarter.

With the same period in 2016. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to an increase in fuel surcharge revenue and yield, combined with an improvementdownturn in volume at our Regional Transportation segment.


Total operatingthe Company reduced variable expenses increased $28.6 million, or 2.4%, for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016,including labor through furloughs and consisted primarily ofreduced headcount, fuel, maintenance, and purchased transportation, among others. Offsetting these variable expense decreases was an increase in contractual wageswage and employee benefit costs, higher fuel costs, and an increase in purchased transportation expense.

In spite of the increase in revenues, our third quarter 2017 results were negatively impacted by the hurricanes in late August and September. Our volume and tonnage were unfavorably impacted, primarily at YRC Freight and Holland, due to closures at our customer operations, as well as the closure or reduced operations at certain of our own terminals. Due to delayed deliveries and disruption within the network, our operating expenses were also negatively impacted, driven by the reduction in labor productivity, higher local purchased transportation costs, and an increase in costs to relocate revenue equipment, among other items.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits.rates for union employees.  Salaries, wages and employee benefits increased $11.0expenses were impacted by these higher rates.

Total operating expenses decreased $238.3 million, or 1.5%18.9%, primarily as a result of decreases in variable expenses. Further material changes are provided below.

Fuel, operating expenses and supplies. Fuel, operating expenses and supplies decreased $65.6 million, or 28.7%, primarily due to a $7.7$42.4 million increase in wages and an $8.2 million increase in employee benefit costs, which are primarily related to contractual rate increases for union employees, partially offset by a $4.0 million decrease in bonus compensation.


Operating expenses and supplies. Operating expenses and supplies increased $9.7 million, or 4.7%, primarily due to a $6.5 million increase in fuel expense, which was largely driven by highera result of lower fuel prices onand fewer miles driven.  Additional decreases resulted from cost reduction efforts including a per gallon basis$6.4 million decrease in other employee expenses, a $6.4 million reduction in professional fees, and a $4.8$6.4 million increasedecrease in technology andother operating supply costs.

Purchased transportation. Purchased transportation increased $12.3 million, or 7.8%, primarily due to a $7.5 million increase in vehicle rent expense due to equipment shortages and higher usage of operating leases for revenue equipment, a $4.1 million increase in local purchased transportation due to increased volume and hurricane-related impacts, and a $2.5 million increase in rail purchased transportation due to an increase in rail miles.

Other operating expense. Other operating expense decreased $1.9 million, or 3.0%, primarily due to a reduction in property damage and liability claims expense of $1.5 million due to favorable development of current year claims.

Gains/losses on property disposals. Net losses on disposals of property were $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to losses on the sale of revenue equipment.

Nonoperating expenses, net. Nonoperating expenses, net, increased $11.8 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily driven by $6.7 million in transaction costs related to the Term Loan Amendment, which is more fully described in the “Debt and Financing” footnote to the consolidated financial statements, and a $3.4 million increase in foreign currency transaction losses.

expenses.

Our effective tax rate for the thirdsecond quarter of 20172020 and 20162019 was 23.1%16.8% and 3.5%(62.8)%, respectively.  SignificantThe significant items impacting the 20172020 rate includea benefit from the reversal of liability for an uncertain tax position resulting from statute expiration, a benefit recognized due to application of ASC 740 guidancethe exception to the rules regarding intra-periodintraperiod tax allocation, a provision for  net state and foreign tax provision, foreign withholding taxes, related to a dividend from a foreign subsidiary, certain permanent items and a change in the valuation allowance established for the net deferred tax asset balance projected for December 31, 2017.2020.  The significant items impacting the 20162019 rate include a benefit recognized due to application of the exception to the rules regarding intraperiod tax allocation, a provision for federal alternative minimum tax, a refund from a prior year amended return, a net state and foreign tax provision,taxes, certain permanent items and a change in the valuation allowance established


for the net deferred tax asset balance that had been projected for December 31, 2016.2019.  We recognize valuation allowances on deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, we determine it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances are included in our tax provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, we evaluate factors such as prior years’ earnings history, expected future earnings, loss carry-back and carry-forward periods, reversals of existing deferred tax liabilities and tax planning strategies that potentially enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset. At SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016,2019, substantially all of our net deferred tax assets were subject to a valuation allowance.


The table below summarizes the key revenue metrics for the second quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter of 2019:

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Percent Change(a)

 

Workdays

 

 

63.0

 

 

 

63.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTL picked up revenue (in millions)

 

$

929.8

 

 

$

1,167.2

 

 

 

(20.3

)%

LTL tonnage (in thousands)

 

 

2,283

 

 

 

2,702

 

 

 

(15.5

)%

LTL tonnage per workday (in thousands)

 

 

36.24

 

 

 

42.54

 

 

 

(14.8

)%

LTL shipments (in thousands)

 

 

4,003

 

 

 

4,803

 

 

 

(16.7

)%

LTL shipments per workday (in thousands)

 

 

63.53

 

 

 

75.64

 

 

 

(16.0

)%

LTL picked up revenue per hundred weight

 

$

20.36

 

 

$

21.60

 

 

 

(5.7

)%

LTL picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

18.48

 

 

$

18.98

 

 

 

(2.6

)%

LTL picked up revenue per shipment

 

$

232

 

 

$

243

 

 

 

(4.4

)%

LTL picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

211

 

 

$

214

 

 

 

(1.2

)%

LTL weight per shipment (in pounds)

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

1,125

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total picked up revenue (in millions)(b)

 

$

1,018.4

 

 

$

1,264.0

 

 

 

(19.4

)%

Total tonnage (in thousands)

 

 

2,926

 

 

 

3,375

 

 

 

(13.3

)%

Total tonnage per workday (in thousands)

 

 

46.44

 

 

 

53.16

 

 

 

(12.6

)%

Total shipments (in thousands)

 

 

4,122

 

 

 

4,912

 

 

 

(16.1

)%

Total shipments per workday (in thousands)

 

 

65.44

 

 

 

77.35

 

 

 

(15.4

)%

Total picked up revenue per hundred weight

 

$

17.40

 

 

$

18.72

 

 

 

(7.0

)%

Total picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

15.85

 

 

$

16.51

 

 

 

(4.0

)%

Total picked up revenue per shipment

 

$

247

 

 

$

257

 

 

 

(4.0

)%

Total picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

225

 

 

$

227

 

 

 

(0.8

)%

Total weight per shipment (in pounds)

 

 

1,419

 

 

 

1,374

 

 

 

3.3

%

(in millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

(b) Reconciliation of operating revenue to total picked up revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

1,015.4

 

 

$

1,272.6

 

Change in revenue deferral and other

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

(8.6

)

Total picked up revenue

 

$

1,018.4

 

 

$

1,264.0

 

(a)

Percent change based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented

(b)

Does not equal financial statement revenue due to revenue recognition adjustments between accounting periods and the impact of other revenue

First Three QuartersHalf of 20172020 Compared to the First Three QuartersHalf of 2016


Our2019

Results of operations in the first half of 2020 were impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 as described in the discussion of second quarter results.  As such, our consolidated operating revenue increased $133.2decreased $289.1 million, or 3.8%11.8%, during the first three quartershalf of 20172020 compared to the same period in 2016. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed2019 due to an increasedecreased shipping volumes.

With the downturn in volume the Company reduced variable expenses including labor through furloughs and reduced headcount, fuel, surcharge revenue,maintenance, and yield, excluding fuel surcharge.


Total operating expenses for the first three quarters of 2017 increased $155.5 million, or 4.5%, compared to the same period in 2016, and consisted primarily ofpurchased transportation, among others. Offsetting these variable expense decreases was an increase in contractual wageswage and employee benefit costs, higher fuel costs, and an increase in purchased transportation expense.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits. Salaries,rates, which impacted salaries, wages and employee benefits increased $55.5expenses.

Total operating expenses decreased $329.9 million, or 2.6%13.3%, for the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2019 primarily as a result of decreases in variable expenses. Further material changes are provided below.

Fuel, operating expenses and supplies. Fuel, operating expenses and supplies decreased $93.5 million, or 20.1%, primarily due to a $29.6$53.7 million increase in wages and a $26.4 million increase in employee benefit costs, which are primarily related to contractual rate increases for union employees, combined with an increase in shipping volumes, which required more employee hours to process freight.


Operating expenses and supplies. Operating expenses and supplies increased $46.9 million, or 7.9%, primarily due to a $34.6 million increasedecrease in fuel expense, which was largely a result of fewer miles driven by higher fueland lower prices onand a per gallon basis. Also, operating expenses increased $13.3 million duedecrease in other operating expense primarily related to higher technologyvendor bankruptcy and operating supply costs.

Purchased transportation. Purchased transportation increased $54.2settlement charges incurred in the prior year with no such expense in the current year.  Additional decreases resulted from cost reduction efforts including a $11.4 million or 13.3%, primarily due to a $26.1 million increasedecrease in vehicle rent expense due to higher usage of leased revenue equipment and equipment shortages, a $16.5 million increase in rail purchased transportation due to an increase in rail miles and higher rail rates which were impacted by increased fuel surcharges,professional services, and a $12.1$9.2 million increasedecrease in the use of local purchased transportation due to higher usage of third-party providers.
other employee expenses.


Other operating expense. Other operating expense decreased $6.8 million, or 3.5%, primarily due to a reduction in property damage and liability claims expense of $9.3 million due to unfavorable development of prior year claims that negatively impacted 2016.

Gains/losses

Gains on property disposals. Net lossesgains on disposals of property were $3.0$45.3 million in 2020, which were primarily the first three quartersresult of 2017the sale of one real property, as compared to net gains of $11.2$4.6 million in the first three quarters2019, as a result of 2016 primarily due togains on the sale of excess real properties.


Nonoperating expenses, net. Nonoperating expenses, net, increased $12.9 million inproperty.

Impairment charges. During the first three quartersquarter of 2017 compared2019, we recorded an $8.2 million impairment charge that reflects the write-down of an intangible asset as a result of rebranding strategies, leading to the first three quartersdiscontinued use of 2016 primarily driven by a primarily driven by $6.7 million in transaction costs related to the Term Loan Amendment and a $3.7 million increase in foreign currency transaction losses in 2017. A $2.3 million gain on the disposal of JHJ was recorded in the first three quarters of 2016, with no corresponding gain in the first three quarters of 2017.


tradename.

Our effective tax rate for the first three quartershalf of 20172020 and 20162019 was (13.8)%19.4% and 10.5%0.8%, respectively.  The significant items impacting the 20172020 rate includea benefit from the reversal of liability for an uncertain tax position resulting from statute expiration, a benefit recognized due to application of ASC 740 guidancethe exception to the rules regarding intra-periodintraperiod tax allocation, a provision for net state and foreign tax provision, foreign withholding taxes, related to a dividend from a foreign subsidiary, certain permanent items and a change in the valuation allowance established for the net deferred tax asset balance projected for December 31, 2017.2020.  The significant items impacting the 20162019 rate include a benefit recognized due to application of the exception to the rules regarding intraperiod tax allocation, a provision for federal alternative minimum tax, a refund from a prior year amended return, a net state and foreign tax provision,taxes, certain permanent items and a change in the valuation allowance established for the net deferred tax asset balance that had been projected for December 31, 2016.2019.

The CARES Act contained certain income tax provisions intended to provide relief to taxpayers, but it will not have any significant impact on our tax rate, current or deferred tax provision, or cash taxes.

 

 

First Half

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Percent Change(a)

 

Workdays

 

 

128.5

 

 

 

126.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTL picked up revenue (in millions)

 

$

1,979.3

 

 

$

2,253.5

 

 

 

(12.2

)%

LTL tonnage (in thousands)

 

 

4,827

 

 

 

5,226

 

 

 

(7.6

)%

LTL tonnage per workday (in thousands)

 

 

37.57

 

 

 

41.31

 

 

 

(9.1

)%

LTL shipments (in thousands)

 

 

8,325

 

 

 

9,259

 

 

 

(10.1

)%

LTL shipments per workday (in thousands)

 

 

64.79

 

 

 

73.19

 

 

 

(11.5

)%

LTL picked up revenue per hundred weight

 

$

20.50

 

 

$

21.56

 

 

 

(4.9

)%

LTL picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

18.37

 

 

$

19.00

 

 

 

(3.3

)%

LTL picked up revenue per shipment

 

$

238

 

 

$

243

 

 

 

(2.3

)%

LTL picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

213

 

 

$

214

 

 

 

(0.7

)%

LTL weight per shipment (in pounds)

 

 

1,160

 

 

 

1,129

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total picked up revenue (in millions)(b)

 

$

2,159.8

 

 

$

2,440.4

 

 

 

(11.5

)%

Total tonnage (in thousands)

 

 

6,159

 

 

 

6,530

 

 

 

(5.7

)%

Total tonnage per workday (in thousands)

 

 

47.93

 

 

 

51.62

 

 

 

(7.1

)%

Total shipments (in thousands)

 

 

8,548

 

 

 

9,461

 

 

 

(9.6

)%

Total shipments per workday (in thousands)

 

 

66.52

 

 

 

74.79

 

 

 

(11.0

)%

Total picked up revenue per hundred weight

 

$

17.53

 

 

$

18.69

 

 

 

(6.2

)%

Total picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

15.77

 

 

$

16.52

 

 

 

(4.5

)%

Total picked up revenue per shipment

 

$

253

 

 

$

258

 

 

 

(2.1

)%

Total picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)

 

$

227

 

 

$

228

 

 

 

(0.3

)%

Total weight per shipment (in pounds)

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

4.4

%

(in millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

(b)Reconciliation of operating revenue to total picked up revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

2,165.8

 

 

$

2,454.9

 

Change in revenue deferral and other

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(14.5

)

Total picked up revenue

 

$

2,159.8

 

 

$

2,440.4

 


Reporting Segment Results of Operations

We evaluate our operating performance using our YRC Freight and Regional Transportation reporting segments:

YRC Freight is the reporting segment that focuses on longer haul business opportunities with national, regional and international services. YRC Freight provides for the movement of industrial, commercial and retail goods, primarily through centralized management. This reporting segment includes our LTL subsidiaries YRC Freight and YRC Reimer.

YRC Reimer is a subsidiary located in Canada that specializes in shipments into, across and out of Canada. In addition to the United States and Canada, YRC Freight also serves parts of Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Regional Transportation is the reporting segment for our transportation service providers focused on business opportunities in the regional and next-day delivery markets. Regional Transportation is comprised of Holland, New Penn and Reddaway. These companies each provide regional, next-day ground services in their respective regions through a network of facilities located across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

YRC Freight Results

YRC Freight represented 63.0% of consolidated operating revenue for the third quarter of 2017, as compared to 63.7% for the third quarter of 2016. YRC Freight represented 62.6% of consolidated operating revenue for the first three quarters of 2017, as compared to 62.8% for the first three quarters of 2016. The table below provides summary financial information for YRC Freight for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2017 and 2016:
 Third QuarterFirst Three Quarters
(in millions)2017 2016 Percent Change2017 2016 Percent Change
Operating revenue$787.8
 $777.9
 1.3%$2,306.2
 $2,228.6
 3.5%
Operating income$20.3
 $20.8
 (2.4)%$37.8
 $53.3
 (29.1)%
Operating ratio(a)
97.4% 97.3% (0.1) pp98.4% 97.6% (0.8) pp

(a)

(a)pp represents

Percent change based on unrounded figures and not the change in percentage pointsrounded figures presented


Third Quarter of 2017 Compared to the Third Quarter of 2016

YRC Freight reported operating revenue of $787.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of $9.9 million, or 1.3%, compared to the same period in 2016. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to an increase in fuel surcharge revenue, combined with an improvement in yield, excluding fuel surcharge. The table below summarizes the key revenue metrics for the YRC Freight reporting segment for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016:

 Third Quarter  
 2017 2016 
Percent Change(b)
Workdays62.5
 64.0
  
      
Total picked up revenue (in millions)(a)
$776.3
 $763.6
 1.7 %
Total tonnage (in thousands)1,592
 1,620
 (1.7)%
Total tonnage per day (in thousands)25.47
 25.31
 0.7 %
Total shipments (in thousands)2,623
 2,678
 (2.1)%
Total shipments per day (in thousands)41.96
 41.84
 0.3 %
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight$24.38
 $23.57
 3.4 %
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)$21.81
 $21.31
 2.4 %
Total picked up revenue per shipment$296
 $285
 3.8 %
Total picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)$265
 $258
 2.8 %
Total weight per shipment (in pounds)1,214
 1,210
 0.4 %

 Third Quarter
(in millions)2017 2016
(a) Reconciliation of operating revenue to total picked up revenue:
   
Operating revenue$787.8
 $777.9
Change in revenue deferral and other(11.5) (14.3)
Total picked up revenue$776.3
 $763.6

(b)

(a)

Does not equal financial statement revenue due to revenue recognition adjustments between accounting periods and the impact of other revenue

(b)Percent change based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented


Operating income for YRC Freight was $20.3 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to operating income of $20.8 million in the third quarter of 2016. Operating expenses increased $10.4 million, or 1.4%, primarily due to an increase in contractual wages and employee benefit costs, higher fuel costs and an increase in purchased transportation expense.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits. Salaries, wages and employee benefits increased $1.2 million, or 0.3%, primarily due to a $1.5 million increase in employee benefits, which are primarily related to contractual rate increases for union employees.

Operating expenses and supplies. Operating expenses and supplies increased $3.3 million, or 2.5%, primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in fuel expense, which was driven by higher fuel prices on a per gallon basis.

Purchased transportation. Purchased transportation increased $7.9 million, or 6.6%, primarily due to a $4.8 million increase in vehicle rent expense due primarily to equipment shortages, a $2.5 million increase in rail purchased transportation due to an increase in rail miles, and a $1.8 million increase in local purchased transportation due to increased volume and hurricane-related impacts.

First Three Quarters of 2017 Compared to the First Three Quarters of 2016

YRC Freight reported operating revenue of $2,306.2 million in the first three quarters of 2017, an increase of $77.6 million, or 3.5%, compared to the same period in 2016. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to an increase in volume, fuel surcharge revenue, and yield, excluding fuel surcharge revenue. The table below summarizes the key revenue metrics for the YRC Freight reporting segment for the first three quarters of 2017 compared to the first three quarters of 2016:

 First Three Quarters  
 2017 2016 
Percent Change(b)
Workdays190.0
 191.5
  
 
    
Total picked up revenue (in millions)(a)
$2,285.3
 $2,208.9
 3.5%
Total tonnage (in thousands)4,766
 4,701
 1.4%
Total tonnage per day (in thousands)25.08
 24.55
 2.2%
Total shipments (in thousands)7,976
 7,875
 1.3%
Total shipments per day (in thousands)41.98
 41.12
 2.1%
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight$23.97
 $23.49
 2.0%
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)$21.47
 $21.34
 0.6%
Total picked up revenue per shipment$287
 $280
 2.2%
Total picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)$257
 $255
 0.7%
Total weight per shipment (in pounds)1,195
 1,194
 0.1%

 First Three Quarters
(in millions)2017 2016
(a) Reconciliation of operating revenue to total picked up revenue:
   
Operating revenue$2,306.2
 $2,228.6
Change in revenue deferral and other(20.9) (19.7)
Total picked up revenue$2,285.3
 $2,208.9
(a)Does not equal financial statement revenue due to revenue recognition adjustments between accounting periods and the impact of other
revenue
(b)Percent change based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented

Operating income for YRC Freight was $37.8 million in the first three quarters of 2017 compared to $53.3 million in the first three quarters of 2016. Operating expenses increased $93.1 million, or 4.3%, primarily due to an increase in contractual wages and

employee benefit costs, higher fuel costs, an increase in purchased transportation expense, and an increase in loss on property disposal expense.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits. Salaries, wages and employee benefits increased $22.8 million, or 1.8%, primarily due to a $13.8 million increase in wages and an $9.7 million increase in employee benefit costs, which are primarily related to contractual rate increases for union employees, combined with an increase in shipping volumes, which required more employee hours to process freight.

Operating expenses and supplies. Operating expenses and supplies increased $26.7 million, or 7.0%, primarily due to a $19.0 million increase in fuel expense, which was largely driven by higher fuel prices on a per gallon basis. Also, operating expenses increased by $8.5 million due to higher technology and operating supply costs.

Purchased transportation. Purchased transportation increased $39.4 million, or 12.7%, primarily due to a $16.5 million increase in rail purchased transportation due to an increase in rail miles and higher rail rates which were impacted by increased fuel surcharges. Vehicle rent expense increased $12.3 million due to higher usage of operating leases and short-term rental expense due to equipment shortages, and local and over-the-road purchased transportation expense increased $8.9 million due to higher usage of third-party providers.

Other operating expense. Other operating expense decreased $5.2 million, or 4.3%, primarily due to a reduction in property damage and liability claims expense of $5.2 million due to unfavorable development of prior year claims that negatively impacted the second quarter of 2016.

Gains/losses on property disposals. Net losses on disposals of property were $1.7 million in the first three quarters of 2017 compared to net gains of $12.0 million in the first three quarters of 2016, primarily due to the sale of excess real properties.

Regional Transportation Results

Regional Transportation represented 37.0% of consolidated operating revenue for the third quarter of 2017, as compared to 36.3% for the third quarter of 2016. Regional Transportation represented 37.4% of consolidated operating revenue for the first three quarters of 2017, as compared to 37.2% for the first three quarters of 2016. The table below provides summary financial information for Regional Transportation for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2017 and 2016:

 Third Quarter First Three Quarters
(in millions)2017 2016 Percent Change 2017 2016 Percent Change
Operating revenue$463.5
 $443.7
 4.5% $1,376.5
 $1,321.3
 4.2%
Operating income$21.5
 $21.9
 (1.8)% $59.0
 $64.9
 (9.1)%
Operating ratio(a)
95.4% 95.1% (0.3) pp 95.7% 95.1% (0.6) pp
(a)pp represents the change in percentage points


Third Quarter of 2017 Compared to the Third Quarter of 2016

Regional Transportation reported operating revenue of $463.5 million for the third quarter of 2017, an increase of $19.8 million, or 4.5%, from the third quarter of 2016. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to an increase in volume and fuel surcharge revenue, while yield, excluding fuel surcharge, is comparable to prior year. The table below summarizes the key revenue metrics for the Regional Transportation reporting segment for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016:

 Third Quarter  
 2017 2016 
Percent Change(b)
Workdays62.5
 63.0
  
      
Total picked up revenue (in millions)(a)
$463.4
 $443.6
 4.5%
Total tonnage (in thousands)1,975
 1,914
 3.2%
Total tonnage per day (in thousands)31.60
 30.38
 4.0%
Total shipments (in thousands)2,631
 2,622
 0.3%
Total shipments per day (in thousands)42.10
 41.62
 1.1%
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight$11.73
 $11.59
 1.2%
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)$10.52
 $10.49
 0.3%
Total picked up revenue per shipment$176
 $169
 4.1%
Total picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)$158
 $153
 3.2%
Total weight per shipment (in pounds)1,501
 1,460
 2.8%

 Third Quarter
(in millions)2017 2016
(a) Reconciliation of operating revenue to total picked up revenue:
   
Operating revenue$463.5
 $443.7
Change in revenue deferral and other(0.1) (0.1)
Total picked up revenue$463.4
 $443.6
(a)Does not equal financial statement revenue due to revenue recognition adjustments between accounting periods
(b)
Percent change based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented

Operating income for Regional Transportation was $21.5 million for the third quarter of 2017 compared to $21.9 million for the third quarter of 2016. Operating expenses increased $20.2 million, or 4.8%, primarily due to an increase in contractual wages and employee benefit costs, higher fuel costs and higher usage of purchased transportation.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits. Salaries, wages and employee benefits increased $12.2 million, or 4.6%, primarily due to a $6.9 million increase in wages and a $6.9 million increase in employee benefit costs, which are primarily related to contractual rate increases for union employees, combined with an increase in shipping volumes, which required more employee hours to process freight.

Operating expenses and supplies. Operating expenses and supplies increased $6.4 million, or 7.9%, primarily due to a $4.3 million increase in fuel expense, which was largely driven by higher fuel prices on a per gallon basis.

Purchased transportation. Purchased transportation increased $4.2 million, or 11.7%, primarily due to a $2.7 million increase in vehicle rent expense due to higher usage of operating leases for revenue equipment, and a $2.3 million increase in local purchased transportation expense due to increased volume.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses decreased $0.7 million, or 2.9%, due to a $1.7 million decrease in our property damage and liability claims as a result of favorable development on current year claims which positively impacted the third quarter of 2017 and unfavorable development of prior year claims that negatively impacted the third quarter of 2016, which was partially offset by increased cargo claims.


First Three Quarters of 2017 Compared to the First Three Quarters of 2016

Regional Transportation reported operating revenue of $1,376.5 million for the first three quarters of 2017, an increase of $55.2 million, or 4.2%, from the first three quarters of 2016. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to an increase in volume and fuel surcharge revenue, while yield, excluding fuel surcharge, is comparable to prior year. The table below summarizes the key revenue metrics for the Regional Transportation reporting segment for the first three quarters of 2017 compared to the first three quarters of 2016:

 First Three Quarters  
 2017 2016 
Percent Change(b)
Workdays190.0
 191.5
  
      
Total picked up revenue (in millions)(a)
$1,378.8
 $1,323.6
 4.2%
Total tonnage (in thousands)5,935
 5,794
 2.4%
Total tonnage per day (in thousands)31.24
 30.26
 3.2%
Total shipments (in thousands)7,902
 7,876
 0.3%
Total shipments per day (in thousands)41.59
 41.13
 1.1%
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight$11.61
 $11.42
 1.7%
Total picked up revenue per hundred weight (excluding fuel surcharge)$10.43
 $10.40
 0.3%
Total picked up revenue per shipment$174
 $168
 3.8%
Total picked up revenue per shipment (excluding fuel surcharge)$157
 $153
 2.4%
Total weight per shipment (in pounds)1,502
 1,471
 2.1%

 First Three Quarters
(in millions)2017 2016
(a) Reconciliation of operating revenue to total picked up revenue:
   
Operating revenue$1,376.5
 $1,321.3
Change in revenue deferral and other2.3
 2.3
Total picked up revenue$1,378.8
 $1,323.6
(a)Does not equal financial statement revenue due to revenue recognition adjustments between accounting periods
(b)
Percent change based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented

Operating income for Regional Transportation was $59.0 million for the first three quarters of 2017, as compared to $64.9 million for the first three quarters of 2016. Operating expenses increased by a $61.1 million, or 4.9%, primarily due to an increase in contractual wages and employee benefit costs, higher fuel costs and higher usage of purchased transportation.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits. Salaries, wages and employee benefits increased $30.5 million, or 3.8%, primarily due to a $15.2 million increase in wages and a $19.0 million increase in employee benefit costs, which are primarily related to contractual rate increases for union employees, combined with an increase in shipping volumes, which required more employee hours to process freight.
Operating expenses and supplies. Operating expenses and supplies increased $21.7 million, or 9.1%, primarily due to a $15.7 million increase in fuel expense, which was largely driven by higher fuel prices on a per gallon basis.

Purchased transportation. Purchased transportation increased $14.5 million, or 14.7%, primarily due to a $13.8 million increase in vehicle rent expense due to higher usage of operating leases for revenue equipment.

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses decreased $1.7 million, or 2.3%, due to a $4.1 million decrease in our property damage and liability claims as a result of favorable development on current year claims which positively impacted the first three quarters of 2017 and unfavorable development of prior year claims that negatively impacted the first three quarters of 2016. This was partially offset by a $1.4 million increase in operating taxes, primarily due to more fuel gallons purchased, and a $1.1 million increase in cargo claims expense.

Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures


As discussed in the “Our Business” section, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures to assess performance. These measures should be considered in addition to the results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, our GAAP financial measures. For segment Adjusted EBITDA, we present the reconciliation from operating income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA as it is consistent with how we measure performance.


Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA


The reconciliation of net income (loss)loss to EBITDA and EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA (defined in our New Term Loan Agreement as “Consolidated EBITDA”) for the thirdsecond quarter and first three quartershalf of 20172020 and 2016,2019, and the trailing twelve months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, is as follows:

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

First Half

 

 

Trailing Twelve Months Ended

 

(in millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(37.1

)

 

$

(23.6

)

 

$

(32.8

)

 

$

(72.7

)

 

$

(64.1

)

 

$

(52.3

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

40.2

 

 

 

27.8

 

 

 

68.4

 

 

 

54.3

 

 

 

124.0

 

 

 

107.8

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(7.5

)

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

(7.9

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(11.6

)

 

 

13.0

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

34.2

 

 

 

38.5

 

 

 

69.9

 

 

 

78.5

 

 

 

143.8

 

 

 

150.9

 

EBITDA

 

 

29.8

 

 

 

51.8

 

 

 

97.6

 

 

 

59.5

 

 

 

192.1

 

 

 

219.4

 

Adjustments for New Term Loan Agreement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on property disposals, net

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

(45.3

)

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

(54.4

)

 

 

(30.8

)

Non-cash reserve changes(b)

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

16.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

16.0

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

16.0

 

Impairment charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

Letter of credit expense

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

6.5

 

 

 

6.4

 

Permitted dispositions and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(1.5

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

4.9

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.2

 

 

 

 

Non-union pension settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

10.9

 

Other, net

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

1.9

 

Expense amounts subject to 10% threshold(c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COVID-19

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

25.8

 

Adjusted EBITDA prior to 10% threshold

 

 

37.9

 

 

 

69.4

 

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

99.5

 

 

 

183.1

 

 

 

261.2

 

Adjustments pursuant to TTM calculation(c)

 

 

 

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2.1

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

37.9

 

 

$

67.3

 

 

$

72.0

 

 

$

97.4

 

 

$

183.1

 

 

$

259.1

 

 Third Quarter First Three Quarters Trailing Twelve Months Ended
(in millions)2017 2016 2017 2016 September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:           
Net income (loss)$3.0
 $13.9
 $(3.3) $29.0
 $(10.8) $5.5
Interest expense, net25.9
 25.5
 76.7
 77.6
 102.1
 103.8
Income tax expense (benefit)0.9
 0.5
 0.4
 3.4
 0.1
 (12.1)
Depreciation and amortization36.7
 40.3
 111.0
 119.5
 151.3
 159.6
EBITDA66.5
 80.2
 184.8
 229.5
 242.7
 256.8
Adjustments for Term Loan Agreement:           
(Gains) losses on property disposals, net1.3
 0.2
 3.0
 (11.2) (0.4) (10.8)
Letter of credit expense1.7
 1.7
 5.1
 6.0
 6.8
 8.2
Restructuring professional fees
 
 2.2
 
 2.2
 
Transaction costs related to issuances of debt6.7
 
 6.7
 
 6.7
 
Permitted dispositions and other0.3
 2.2
 1.1
 1.8
 2.3
 1.9
Equity-based compensation expense1.3
 1.5
 5.3
 6.0
 6.6
 8.0
Amortization of ratification bonus
 
 
 4.6
 
 9.1
Non-union pension settlement charge
 
 
 
 
 28.7
Other, net(a)
3.6
 (0.3) 7.5
 3.1
 6.5
 3.9
Adjusted EBITDA$81.4
 $85.5
 $215.7
 $239.8
 $273.4
 $305.8

(a)

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year to conform to current year presentation.

(a)

(b)

As required under our

Non-cash reserve changes reflect the net non-cash reserve charge for union and non-union vacation, with such non-cash reserve adjustment to be reduced by cash charges in a future period when paid.

(c)

Pursuant to the New Term Loan Agreement, Other, net shown above consistsAdjusted EBITDA limits certain adjustments in aggregate to 10% of the impacttrailing-twelve-month (“TTM”) consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, prior to the inclusion of certain itemsamounts subject to be included inthe 10% threshold, for each period ending. Such adjustments include, but are not limited to, restructuring charges, integration costs, severance, and non-recurring charges. The limitation calculation is updated quarterly based on TTM Adjusted EBITDA.


Segment Adjusted EBITDA

The following represents Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2017 and 2016:
 Third Quarter First Three Quarters
(in millions)2017 2016 2017 2016
Adjusted EBITDA by segment:       
YRC Freight$42.6
 $45.3
 $105.8
 $119.3
Regional Transportation38.7
 40.2
 110.3
 121.3
Corporate and other0.1
 
 (0.4) (0.8)
Adjusted EBITDA$81.4
 $85.5
 $215.7
 $239.8


The reconciliation of operating income (loss), by segment, to Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2017 and 2016, is as follows:
 Third Quarter First Three Quarters
YRC Freight segment (in millions)2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of operating income to Adjusted EBITDA:       
Operating income$20.3
 $20.8
 $37.8
 $53.3
Depreciation and amortization21.1
 22.9
 63.6
 67.9
(Gains) losses on property disposals, net1.0
 
 1.7
 (12.0)
Letter of credit expense1.1
 1.1
 3.3
 3.9
Amortization of ratification bonus
 
 
 3.0
Other, net(a)
(0.9) 0.5
 (0.6) 3.2
Adjusted EBITDA$42.6
 $45.3
 $105.8
 $119.3

 Third Quarter First Three Quarters
Regional Transportation segment (in millions)2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of operating income to Adjusted EBITDA:       
Operating income$21.5
 $21.9
 $59.0
 $64.9
Depreciation and amortization15.6
 17.4
 47.4
 51.6
Losses on property disposals, net0.3
 0.3
 1.3
 0.9
Letter of credit expense0.5
 0.6
 1.6
 2.0
Amortization of ratification bonus
 
 
 1.6
Other, net(a)
0.8
 
 1.0
 0.3
Adjusted EBITDA$38.7
 $40.2
 $110.3
 $121.3

 Third Quarter First Three Quarters
Corporate and other (in millions)2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of operating loss to Adjusted EBITDA:       
Operating loss$(1.7) $(3.9) $(9.7) $(8.8)
Gains on property disposals, net
 (0.1) 
 (0.1)
Letter of credit expense0.1
 
 0.2
 0.1
Restructuring professional fees
 
 2.2
 
Permitted dispositions and other0.3
 2.2
 1.1
 1.8
Equity-based compensation expense1.3
 1.5
 5.3
 6.0
Other, net(a)
0.1
 0.3
 0.5
 0.2
Adjusted EBITDA$0.1
 $
 $(0.4) $(0.8)
(a)
As required under our Term Loan Agreement, Other, net shown inEBITDA, however, the above tables consistssum of the impactquarters may not necessarily equal TTM Adjusted EBITDA, due to the expiration of certain items to be included in Adjusted EBITDA.adjustments from prior periods.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, available borrowings under our ABL Facilityasset-based loan facility and any prospective net cash flow from operations. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2020, our maximum availability under our ABL Facility was $94.0$61.3 million, whichand our managed accessibility was $20.4 million. Maximum availability is derived by reducing the amount that may be advanced against eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash by certain reserves imposed by the ABL Agent and our $356.0$347.9 million of outstanding letters of credit. Of the $94.0 million in availability, ourOur Managed Accessibility was $49.0of $20.4 million basedrepresents the maximum amount we would access on our springing fixed charge coverage ratio (as set forth in ourthe ABL Facility). OurFacility and is adjusted for eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash measured at June 30, 2020.  The credit agreement governing the ABL Facility permits adjustments from eligible borrowing


base cash to restricted cash prior to the compliance measurement date of July 15, 2020.  As of July 15, 2020, we moved $18.0 million of cash out of restricted cash, as permitted under the ABL Facility, which effectively put our cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility was $209.8to $302.6 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2020.

For the December 31, 2019 borrowing base certificate, which was filed in January of 2020, we transferred $29.0 million of cash into restricted cash to maintain the 10% threshold, as permitted under the ABL Facility, which transfer effectively put our cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility to $80.4 million.

The table below summarizes cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

(in millions)

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

264.2

 

 

$

109.2

 

Amounts placed (into)/out of restricted cash subsequent to period end

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

(29.0

)

Managed Accessibility

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility

 

$

302.6

 

 

$

80.4

 



Outside of funding normal operations, our principal uses of cash include making contributions to our single-employernon-union pension plans, and various multi-employer pension funds and meeting our other cash obligations including, but not limited to, paying principal and interest on our funded debt, making payments on our equipment leases, and funding capital expenditures.


As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2020, we had $962.4$909.8 million in aggregate par value of outstanding indebtedness, the majority of which matures in 3-5approximately three to five years.  We also have future funding obligations for our single-employer pension plans and various multi-employer pension funds. We expect our funding obligations for the remainder of 2017 for our single-employer pension planshealth, welfare and multi-employer pension funds will be $14.2 million and $23.8 million, respectively.non-union pension plans. In addition, we have, and will continue to have, operating lease obligations. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2020, our operating lease payment obligations through 2030 totaled $282.5 million and are expected to increase as we lease additional revenue equipment. Additionally, for the first three quarters of 2017, we entered into new operating leases for revenue equipment totaling $26.2 million in future lease payments, payable over an average lease term of five years.


$406.0 million.

Our capital expenditures for the first three quartershalf of 20172020 and 20162019 were $70.8$24.1 million and $75.4$70.6 million, respectively. These amounts were principally used to fund the purchase of new and used tractors and trailers, to refurbish engines for our revenue fleet, andequipment, for capitalized costs to improve our technology infrastructure.


infrastructure and to refurbish engines for our revenue fleet.  For the six months ended June 30, 2020, we entered into new operating lease commitments for revenue equipment with a capital equivalent value of $0.7 million.

In response to the uncertainty related to cash flows associated with COVID-19, the Company began taking liquidity preservation efforts late in the first quarter of 2020.  These measures included the reduction of capital expenditures, temporary deferrals of operating lease payments, union health & welfare payments, contributions to our non-union and multi-employer pension plans, among other items.  Health & welfare payments deferred in the second quarter of 2020 were paid in full in July 2020.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2020, our Standard & Poor’s Corporate Family Rating was “B-” with a stable outlook“CCC” and Moody’s Investor Service Corporate Family Rating was “B3” with a positive outlook.


“Caa1.” On July 10, 2020 Standard & Poor’s raised our rating to “CCC+.”

Covenants

The UST Credit Facility Covenants


OurAgreements and the New Term Loan Agreement has certaininclude a financial covenantscovenant requirement for the Company to maintain a minimum Liquidity of $125.0 million until the first date on which Consolidated EBITDA on the last day of a fiscal quarter is greater than $200.0 million and a requirement that among other things, restricts certain capital expendituresminimum Consolidated EBITDA commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, to be not less than $100.0 million for the four quarters ending December 31, 2021, $150.0 million for the four quarters ending March 31, 2022 and requires us to not exceed a maximum total leverage ratio (defined as Consolidated Total Debt divided by Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA). These covenants were modified as part$200.0 million thereafter.

Risks and Uncertainties Regarding Liquidity and Compliance with Credit Facility Financial Covenants

Based on the close of UST Credit Agreements and the Second New Term Loan Amendment, on July 26, 2017, whichthe only applicable financial covenant until December 31, 2021 is more fully describedthe Liquidity requirement of $125.0 million.  With Liquidity as of June 30, 2020 of $302.6 million, proceeds from the UST Credit Agreements to be received in the “Debtthird quarter 2020, and Financing” footnote toforecasted operating results, management concludes it probable the consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

We believe that our results of operationsCompany will be sufficient to allow us to comply with the covenants in the Term Loan Agreement, fund our operations, increase working capital as necessary to support our planned revenue growth and fund capital expendituresmeet covenant requirements for at least the next twelve months. To maintain compliance with the maximum total leverage ratio over the tenor of the Term Loan and satisfy our liquidity needs, we would have to achieve

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow

Cash provided by operating results that reflect a slight improvement to our 2016 Adjusted EBITDA. Means for improving our profitability may include streamlining our support structure, as well as ongoing successful implementation and realization of pricing, productivity and efficiency initiatives, in addition to increased volume, some of which are outside of our control. Duringactivities was $213.6 million during the first half of 2017, the Company strategically identified opportunities2020, compared to streamline overhead costs and reduce operational inefficiencies and those cost reductions continue to be expected through the remainder$29.5 million of 2017.

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $64.2 millioncash used during the first three quartershalf of 2017, compared to $86.0 million during the first three quarters of 2016.2019.  The decreaseincrease in operating cash flowsprovided was primarily attributable to a $29.1deferrals of various payments recorded as other operating liabilities related to wages, vacations, and employee benefits.  Other operating liabilities increased


$141.1 million, increaseof which $129.0 million related to deferred health, welfare and pension payments which were paid in accounts receivable, impacted by growthJuly 2020.  Other smaller deferrals include amounts related to equipment and facility rentals. Cash used in operating revenue and anactivities during the remainder of 2020 is expected to increase to days sales outstanding, a $23.5 million decrease in cash from net income (adjusted for non-cash operating items), partially offset by a $30.8 million decrease to other working capital accounts primarily related to the timing of payments.


significantly as deferred costs are repaid.

Investing Cash Flow


Cash flows provided by investing activities was $22.4 million during the first three quarters of 2017 compared to $44.9$30.0 million during the first three quartershalf of 2016,2020 compared to $62.3 million used during the first half of 2019.  The increase of $92.3 million in cash provided was largely driven by a net receipt of $85.0 million in restricted escrow refunds in 2017 compared to a net receipt of $79.2 million in 2016. Offsetting this increase, net proceeds from the disposal of property decreased $18.3 million during the first three quarters of 2017 as compared to the first three quarters of 2016, and cash flows in 2016 included $14.6 million in net proceeds from the sale of JHJ with no similarreal property as well as less capital spend on revenue equipment acquisitions.  Cash used by investing cash flow in 2017.






flows during the remainder of 2020 are expected to increase significantly due to increased capital expenditures utilizing funds from the UST Credit Agreements.

Financing Cash Flow


Cash flows used in financing activities for the first three quartershalf of 20172020 and 20162019 was $62.5$32.6 million and $28.3$18.3 million, respectively, which consistsrespectively. The use of cash is primarily ofrelated to repayments on our long-term debt with proceeds from the sale of real property.  Cash provided by financing activities during the third quarter of 2020 will increase significantly due to the funds received as well asdescribed by the payment of debt issuance costs in 2017.


UST Credit Agreements.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments


The following sections provide aggregated information regarding our contractual cash obligations and other commercial commitments as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.


2020.

Contractual Cash Obligations


The following table reflects our cash outflows that we are contractually obligated to make as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017:2020:

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

(in millions)

 

Total

 

 

Less than

1 year

 

 

1-3

years

 

 

3-5

years

 

 

After

5 years

 

ABL Facility(a)

 

$

8.8

 

 

$

8.8

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Term Loan(b)

 

 

825.1

 

 

 

52.9

 

 

 

105.7

 

 

 

666.5

 

 

 

 

Lease financing obligations(c)

 

 

343.6

 

 

 

40.5

 

 

 

79.7

 

 

 

77.0

 

 

 

146.4

 

Pension deferral obligations(d)

 

 

83.3

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

76.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workers’ compensation and third-party liability claims obligations(e)

 

 

355.1

 

 

 

107.5

 

 

 

112.7

 

 

 

46.8

 

 

 

88.1

 

Operating leases(f)

 

 

406.0

 

 

 

149.5

 

 

 

183.8

 

 

 

44.2

 

 

 

28.5

 

Other contractual obligations(g)

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

20.2

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure obligations(h)

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

2,048.8

 

 

$

387.8

 

 

$

562.8

 

 

$

835.2

 

 

$

263.0

 

   Payments Due by Period
(in millions)Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years More than 5 years
ABL Facility(a)
$28.4
 $7.1
 $14.3
 $7.0
 $
Term Loan(b)
865.8
 75.6
 148.5
 641.7
 
Lease financing obligations(c)
110.8
 42.9
 39.7
 14.1
 14.1
Pension deferral obligations(d)
117.1
 7.6
 109.5
 
 
Workers’ compensation, property damage and liability claims obligations(e)
365.8
 99.0
 117.1
 52.0
 97.7
Operating leases(f)
282.5
 99.7
 127.2
 41.7
 13.9
Other contractual obligations(g)
17.6
 17.0
 0.6
 
 
Capital expenditures and other (h)
101.2
 101.2
 
 
 
Total contractual obligations$1,889.2
 $450.1
 $556.9
 $756.5
 $125.7

(a)

(a)

The ABL Facility includes future payments for the letter of credit and unused line fees and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(b)

(b)

The Term Loan includes principal and interest payments but excludes unamortized discounts. The extended maturity date to July 26, 2022 is subject to the extension of the Second A&R CDA.

(c)

(c)

The lease financing obligations includeconsist primarily of interest payments of $70.9 million and principal payments of $39.9 million. The remaining principal obligation is offset by the estimated book value of leased property at the expiration date of each lease agreement..

(d)

(d)

Pension deferral obligations includes principal and interest payments on the Second A&R CDA.

(e)

(e)

The workers’ compensation, property damage and liability claims obligations represent our estimate of future payments for these obligations, not all of which are contractually required.

(f)

(f)

Operating leases represent future payments which include interest, under contractual lease arrangements primarily for revenue equipment and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.equipment.

(g)

(g)

Other contractual obligations includesinclude future service agreements and certain maintenance agreements and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(h)

(h)

Capital expenditureexpenditures and other obligations primarily includesinclude noncancelable purchase and lease orders for revenue equipment not yet deliveredthe Company will either purchase or lease.  If leased, the cash obligations will be scheduled over the multi-year term of the lease and are not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.ROU assets and liabilities will be recorded upon lease execution.




Other Commercial Commitments


The following table reflects other commercial commitments or potential cash outflows that may result from a contingent event, such as a need to borrow short-term funds due to insufficient free cash flow.event.

 

 

Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period

 

(in millions)

 

Total

 

 

Less than

1 year

 

 

1-3

years

 

 

3-5

years

 

 

After

5 years

 

ABL Facility availability(a)

 

$

61.3

 

 

$

61.3

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Letters of credit(b)

 

 

347.9

 

 

 

347.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surety bonds(c)

 

 

109.5

 

 

 

109.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total commercial commitments

 

$

518.7

 

 

$

518.7

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 


   Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
(in millions)Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years More than 5 years
ABL Facility availability (a)
$94.0
 $
 $
 $94.0
 $
Letters of credit(b)
356.0
 
 
 356.0
 
Surety bonds(c)
128.7
 115.2
 13.5
 
 
Total commercial commitments$578.7
 $115.2
 $13.5
 $450.0
 $

(a)

(a)

Availability under the ABL Facility is derived by reducing the amount that may be advanced against eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash by certain reserves imposed by the ABL Agent and our outstanding letters of credit. Managed AccessibilityOn July 7,2020, the ABL agreement was $49.0 million.extended to January 9, 2024.

(b)

(b)

Letters of credit outstanding are generally required as collateral to support self-insurance programs and do not represent additional liabilities as the underlying self-insurance accruals are already included in our consolidated balance sheets.  On July 7,2020, the ABL agreement was extended to January 9, 2024.

(c)

(c)

Surety bonds are generally required for workers’ compensation to support self-insurance programs, which include certain bonds that do not have an expiration date but are redeemable on demand, and do not represent additional liabilities as the underlying self-insurance accruals are already included in our consolidated balance sheets.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


We have no off-balance sheet arrangements other than operating leases,except for other contractual obligations for service agreements and capital purchases, letters of credit and surety bonds, which are reflected in the above tables.



Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


We are primarily exposed to the market risk associated with unfavorable movements in interest rates, foreign currencies, and fuel price volatility. The risk inherent in our market risk-sensitive instruments and positions is the potential loss or increased expense arising from adverse changes in those factors. There have been no material changes to our market risk policies or our market risk-sensitive instruments and positions as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.


2019.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures


As required by the Exchange Act, we maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.


We are in the process of implementing the human resources and payroll modules of a new comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) system across most of our operating companies, with a phased-in implementation approach, in which the first phase goes live January 1, 2018. The system implementation was designed, in part, to enhance the overall system of internal control over financial reporting through enhanced automation and streamlining business processes across operating companies. Although the processes that constitute our internal control over financial reporting will be affected by the implementation, the Company is performing pre-implementation procedures as part of its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. We do not believe that the implementation will have a material adverse effect on our internal controls over financial reporting.

Other than as described above, there2020.

There were no changes in our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting.





PART II—OTHER INFORMATION


We discuss legal proceedings in the “Commitments, Contingencies and Uncertainties” note to our consolidated financial statements included with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and that discussion is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 1A.Risk Factors


There were no material changes during the quarter

In addition to the Risk Factors disclosedother information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed below and as discussed in Part I, Item 1A -IA. “Risk Factors” in our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

2019, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may eventually prove to materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Business Risks

The widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, including the effects of pandemics, or any other public health crisis, as well as regulatory measures implemented in response to such events, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Our business could be negatively impacted by the widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease or other public health crisis. Measures intended to prevent the spread of a health epidemic could also have an adverse effect on our business.

The COVID-19 pandemic has, and is expected to continue to, adversely impact economic activity and conditions worldwide and created significant volatility and disruption to financial markets. Efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 have led governments and other authorities to impose restrictions such as travel bans and limits, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, increased border and port controls and closures and shutdowns which have resulted in business closures and disrupted supply chains worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to prevent its spread have negatively impacted demand for our services, and thus our shipment and tonnage levels, and has prevented us from delivering some freight in our network due to recipients that have closed their businesses to deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Specifically, the global outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on our first half of 2020 results that is likely to continue throughout the remainder of the year. Our shipping volumes began to decline in late March and have remained depressed compared to the prior year. Given the amount of economic uncertainty, including uncertainty about how and when federal, state and local governments will lift business and travel restrictions or put new restrictions in place, it is difficult to predict how long we may experience negative year-over-year trends.  The continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business is highly uncertain and will depend on future developments, including the duration and severity of the pandemic and government restrictions imposed in response to the pandemic. An extended period of economic disruption and resulting declines in industrial production and manufacturing, consumer spending, and demand for our services, as well as the ability of our customers and other business partners to fulfill their obligations, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Our description of risks related to general economic factors, including national health epidemics, are also described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2019 annual report on Form 10-K within the risk factor titled “We are subject to general economic factors that are largely out of our control, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.”

Financial and Liquidity Risks

Our failure to comply with the covenants in the documents governing our existing and future indebtedness could materially adversely affect our financial condition and liquidity.

The documents governing our indebtedness contain financial covenants, affirmative covenants requiring us to take certain actions and negative covenants restricting our ability to take certain actions. In July 2020, we entered into the UST Credit Agreements and amended the New Term Loan Agreement.  The UST Credit Agreements and the New Term Loan Agreement each require that we maintain $125.0 million of Liquidity until the first date on which Consolidated EBITDA on the last day of a fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2020 is greater than $200.0 million.  As of June 30, 2020, we had Liquidity of $302.6 million. In addition, the UST Credit Agreements and New Term Loan Agreement require a minimum Adjusted EBITDA


commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, to not be less than $100.0 million for the four quarters ending December 31, 2021, $150.0 million for the four quarters ending March 31, 2022 and $200.0 million thereafter.  The UST Credit Agreements also require us and our affiliates to comply with certain requirements in connection with the CARES Act, including (i) until one year from the initial funding under the UST Tranche B Term Loan Credit Agreement we must maintain our employment levels as of March 24, 2020, to the extent practicable, and in any case we may not reduce our employment levels by more than 10% from the levels on March 24, 2020, (ii) limitations on executive compensation and (iii) until 12 months following the repayment of the Tranche A Term Loan, we may not pay any dividends or make any other capital distributions with respect to our common stock.  

In the near term, our ability to meet the minimum Liquidity requirement while it is applicable is dependent on no further unexpected material decline in our operating results as a result of an overall decrease in economic activity from the continuing impact of COVID-19 or for some other unforeseen reason.  Over the longer term, our ability to meet the minimum Adjusted EBITDA requirement after December 31, 2021 is dependent on an improvement in our operating results from continued improvements of the national economy restoring economic activity consistent with levels experienced before the outbreak of COVID-19 and operating improvements we may continue to implement.  Our ability to satisfy these financial covenants could be impacted by significant adverse conditions beyond our control, which could result from unanticipated effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in global trade policies or increased contraction in the general economy. If we are unable to achieve the results required to comply with the applicable financial covenants, we may be required to take specific actions to reduce operating costs, as well as specific initiatives in the areas of pricing and customer engagement, and other operational actions to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as increased volume. If we are unable to satisfy our financial covenants or obtain a waiver or an amendment from our lenders, or take other remedial measures, we will be in default under our credit facilities, which would enable lenders thereunder to accelerate the repayment of amounts outstanding and exercise remedies with respect to the collateral. If our lenders under our credit facilities demand payment, we will not have sufficient cash to repay such indebtedness. In addition, a default under our credit facilities or the lenders exercising their remedies thereunder could trigger cross-default provisions in our other indebtedness and certain other operating agreements as well as increase our funding obligations under our pension plans. Our ability to amend our credit facilities or otherwise obtain waivers from our lenders depends on matters that are outside of our control and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in that regard. In addition, any covenant breach or event of default could harm our credit rating and our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms. The occurrence of any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and liquidity.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Treasury Equity Issuance

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Share Issuance Agreement (the “Share Issuance Agreement”) with the United States Department of the Treasury (the “UST”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 15,943,753 shares of common stock (the “Treasury Equity”) to the UST (such issuance, the “Treasury Equity Issuance”). The Treasury Equity was issued to UST in consideration for entry into (i) that certain UST Tranche A Term Loan Credit Agreement and (ii) that certain UST Tranche B Term Loan Credit Agreement, the UST agreed to lend an aggregate of $700.0 million to the Company pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The Treasury Equity Issuance and the lending provided by the UST Credit Agreements each funded on July 9, 2020. The Treasury Equity was delivered to The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as trustee for the benefit of the UST pursuant to a voting trust agreement.

The Treasury Equity was issued without stockholder approval in reliance on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Rule 5636T (the “Temporary COVID-19 Exception”). Stockholder approval would ordinarily be required under the Nasdaq rules but for the fact that the Company relied on this temporary exception to stockholder approval, which was approved by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department prior to issuance. The Audit & Ethics Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, which is comprised solely of independent, disinterested directors, expressly approved the Company’s reliance on the Temporary COVID-19 Exception and determined that the transaction was in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders.

The shares issued in the Treasury Equity Issuance are restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which were sold without registration thereunder in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

No underwriter participated in, nor did we pay any commissions or fees to any underwriter, in this transaction. The transaction did not involve a public offering. The UST represented that it had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Treasury Equity and of making an informed investment decision with respect thereto.

Item 5.  Other Information

None.


Item 6.Exhibits


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

YRC WORLDWIDE INC.

Date: November 2, 2017August 3, 2020

/s/ James L. WelchDarren D. Hawkins

James L. Welch

Darren D. Hawkins

Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 2, 2017August 3, 2020

/s/ Stephanie D. FisherJamie G. Pierson

Stephanie D. Fisher

Jamie G. Pierson

Chief Financial Officer


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