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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2020

Comcar Files for Chapter 11, Selling Off Assets

Comcar Industries, the parent company for five national truck transportation and related services businesses, has announced its intent to sell its various operating companies, recently filling for Chapter 11 protection to facilitate these sales.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 2, 2020

GDS Express Files for Bankruptcy, Cites Lack of Credit

After closing without notice in early December, Akron, Ohio-based GDS Express has filed for bankruptcy. The company filed for Chapter 11 liquidation on Dec. 27, 2019, citing the shutdown of a revolving credit account.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2019

HDT's Top 19 Trucking News Stories of 2019

After scouring through our website analytics of news items of the past 12 months, HDT came up with the top 19 stories of 2019, giving you a look back on some of the important moments from this past year.

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Newsby David CullenDecember 9, 2019

Celadon Files Chapter 11; Shut Down of Operations Under Way

Celadon CEO Paul Svindland told HDT that the company’s "intent is to ensure drivers deliver their last loads safely and will then be instructed on where to deliver their equipment.”

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Cold Carriers Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Refrigerated fleet Cold Carriers Logistics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Florida on Sept. 27, according to a recent court filing.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2019

Car Hauler Jack Cooper Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Car Hauler Jack Cooper Ventures has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy citing difficulty competing with its mostly non-unionized competition.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJuly 26, 2019

What’s Behind Recent High-Profile Trucking Closures?

Recent closures have prompted headlines touting trucking’s “bloodbath” and “apocalypse.” But anyone who has been in this business for very long at all knows trucking is extremely cyclical.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 15, 2019

LTL Carrier LME Inc. Abuptly Shuts Doors

A regional less-than-truckload carrier has shut down abruptly, apparently unable to face obligations from a legal settlement regarding charges of being a chameleon carrier.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2019

Estes Offers $15 Million for New England Motor Freight Assets

Estes Express Lines has bid $15 million to acquire assets of the Eastern Freight Ways and Carrier Industries divisions of the bankrupt carrier New England Motor Freight.

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NewsMarch 18, 2016

Lawsuits Push Port Trucking Company Into Bankruptcy

Premium Transportation Services, also known as Total Transportation Services, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing its financial troubles related to driver misclassification lawsuits and legal costs.

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