ARTICLE 39.
DURATION

Section 1.

This Agreement shall be in full force and effect from April 1, 2003, to and including March 31, 2008, and shall continue from year to year thereafter unless written notice of desire to cancel or terminate this Agreement is served by either party upon the other at least sixty (60) days prior to date of expiration.

When notice of cancellation or termination is given under this Section, the Employer and the Union shall continue to observe all terms of this Agreement until impasse is reached in negotiations, or until either the Employer or the Union exercise their rights under Section 3 of this Article.

Section 2.

Where no such cancellation or termination notice is served and the parties desire to continue said Agreement but also desire to negotiate changes or revisions in this Agreement, either party may serve upon the other a notice at least sixty (60) days prior to March 31, 2008 or March 31st of any subsequent contract year, advising that such party desires to revise or change terms or conditions of such Agreement.

Section 3.

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, as representative of the Local Unions or the signatory Employer or the authorizing Employer Associations, shall each have the right to unilaterally determine when to engage in economic recourse (strike or lockout) on or after April 1, 2008, unless agreed to the contrary.

Section 4.

Revisions agreed upon or ordered shall be effective as of April 1, 2008 or April 1st of any subsequent contract year.

Section 5.

In the event of an inadvertent failure by either party to give the notice set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article, such party may give such notice at any time prior to the termination or automatic renewal date of this Agreement.  If a notice is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the expiration date of this Agreement shall be the sixty-first (61st) day following such notice.

Section 6.

In those circumstances where the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, as representative of the Local Union, or the signatory Employer or the authorizing Employer Associations, shall have served a notice of reopening pursuant to this Article and have not been able to arrive at an agreement within six (6) months, then either side shall have the right on sixty (60) days’ written notice to terminate this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their hands and seals this day of _____ , 2003 to be effective April 1, 2008, except as to those areas where it has been otherwise agreed between the parties.

NEGOTIATING COMMITTEES
FOR THE LOCAL UNIONS:
TEAMSTERS NATIONAL FREIGHT INDUSTRY
NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE

James P. Hoffa, Chairman
Phil Young, Co-Chairman

Danny L. Barton
Ken Bryant
Randy Cammack
Keith E. Clavin
Chuck Crawley
Billy D. Cullen
Patrick W. Flynn
Johnny Gabriel
Ronald M. Jenkins
Tyson Johnson
Charles W. Knight
Walter A. Lytle
Chuck Mack
Kevin McCaffrey
Dan McKay
Stuart B. Mundy
Robert Paffenroth
Frank Perkins
Henry B. Perry, Jr.
Carlos Ramos II
Carlow Scalf 
Tony Scott
Lester A. Singer
Bradley D. Slawson, Sr.
W. C. “Willie” Smith
Ernie Soehl
Ron Stephens  
Waymond B. Stroud, Sr.
Gordon A. Sweeton
Ralph J. Taurone
Daniel A. Virtue   
Robert D. Younger
Fred E. Zuckerman

FOR THE EMPLOYERS:

TMIDivision,
Motor Freight Carriers Assoc., Inc.

Kermit Scarborough, Co-Chairman
John Dale, Co-Chairman
Jack Ferrone, Co-Chairman

Gary Behling
Lamar Beinhower
Les Blalock
Larry Christon
John Coulson
Bob Davidson
Hal Franke
Pete Hassler
Mike McMillan
Roger Morrison
John Novak
Matt Oglesby
A. J. Phillips     
Gordon Ringberg
Hugh Roberts
Jim Roberts
Mark Rodgers
Mike Scalzo
Phil Stanoch
Dan Thomas
Len Waldo