Layoffs and Bankruptcies Articles

Dillon Transport ceases operations after 41 years

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseWednesday, September 1, 2021

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323-truck carrier in Illinois calls it quits after 41 years

A family-owned dry and liquid bulk trucking company ceased operations as of midnight Tuesday, leaving 342 drivers without jobs, sources say.

Nevada bottled water producer files Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseTuesday, August 31, 2021

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Trucking, logistics firms rocked by bottled water producer’s bankruptcy

Trucking and logistics firms are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Nevada-based bottled water company — linked to a hepatitis outbreak — filed…

Noi MahoneyTuesday, August 31, 2021

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Pandemic spurs more freight-related job cuts across the country

About 180 truck drivers being laid off in Texas, New York and California.

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseThursday, August 12, 2021

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Texas household goods trucking company, military contractor files Chapter 7

A Texas household goods trucking company with military contracts ceased operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Tuesday.

An Erie Railroad freight train at Salamanca, New York during the 1950's. (Photo: John Bartley/American-Rails)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsTuesday, August 10, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics: Fallen Flags – Erie Railroad had many ups & downs

The Erie Railroad is yet another "Fallen Flag." Read a profile of its history in this FreightWaves Classics article.

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseFriday, August 6, 2021

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Texas freight forwarder files bankruptcy

Trucking, logistics and airfreight companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas freight forwarder filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week.

Noi MahoneyTuesday, August 3, 2021

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XPO shuttering Texas distribution center, laying off 29 employees

XPO Logistics said it will be closing a distribution center in San Antonio.

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseFriday, July 30, 2021

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Truckers owed hundreds of thousands after glass fabricator, affiliates file bankruptcy

Several trucking and logistics companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after Consolidated Glass Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries — J.E. Berkowitz, Shaw…