In
Pittsburgh Logistics Sys, Inc. v. Beemac
Trucking, LLC, No. 31 WAP 2019, 2021 Pa. LEXIS 1853 (Apr.
29, 2021), the Pennsylvania s Supreme Court concluded that a
no-hire provision in an agreement between two companies was not per
se unlawful; however, the Court ultimately concluded that this
particular restriction was unenforceable as an unreasonable
restraint on trade because it was too broad and because it would
harm parties not to the contract.
No-Hire Provision
The dispute centered on a contract between Pittsburgh Logistics
Systems, Inc. (PLS), a logistics provider that arranges for the
shipping of its customers freight, and Beemac Trucking
(Beemac), a shipping company that did non-exclusive business with