ArcBest headlines latest buyers of Yellow terminals

Bankrupt estate has just 7 owned locations remaining to liquidate

A final bankruptcy plan for Yellow Corp. could be approved next month. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Handlers of defunct Yellow Corp.’s estate have asked a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware to approve the sale of four terminals for $6.1 million. ABF Freight parent, ArcBest, is listed as a buyer of a small location in Alabama. The other buyers appear to be real estate investors.

ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) has entered an agreement to acquire an 18-door terminal in Montgomery, Alabama for $375,000. ArcBest previously acquired six service centers from the former less-than-truckload carrier for nearly $50 million.

The other three properties to be sold include: a 92-door terminal just north of Providence, Rhode Island ($2.75 million), a 45-door terminal in Jacksonville, Florida ($2.6 million), and a 24-door terminal in Florence, South Carolina ($375,000).

All four locations are owned by Yellow.

A September filing with the court showed the estate had just 11 owned terminals left to sell. Yellow was the nation’s third-largest LTL carrier operating more than 325 terminals when it closed in July 2023.

The estate has sold over 200 service centers for nearly $2.4 billion since the liquidation began. It has also terminated leases on other properties.

A September monthly operating report showed Yellow had $622 million in cash. The funds will be used to repay outstanding creditors, including claims from former employees. A final bankruptcy plan has been sent to creditors for a vote. If approved, remaining creditors will begin to receive distributions following a November confirmation hearing.

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Todd Maiden

Based in Richmond, VA, Todd is the finance editor at FreightWaves. Prior to joining FreightWaves, he covered the TLs, LTLs, railroads and brokers for RBC Capital Markets and BB&T Capital Markets. Todd began his career in banking and finance before moving over to transportation equity research where he provided stock recommendations for publicly traded transportation companies.