Court approves Yellow Corp. terminal sales totaling $10M

Bankrupt estate has 5 owned terminals remaining to liquidate

A Delaware bankruptcy court will rule on a final distribution plan on Wednesday. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
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Key Takeaways:

  • A federal bankruptcy court has approved the sale of six of defunct Yellow Corp.'s terminals for $10.2 million, with ArcBest and real estate investors among the buyers.
  • The estate has so far sold nearly $2.4 billion in real estate, with only 11 owned terminals remaining out of over 325 it operated.
  • A hearing is scheduled to approve a final distribution plan, proposing to distribute $600-$700 million to creditors and cover employee PTO claims.
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A federal bankruptcy court in Delaware has approved purchased agreements for six of defunct Yellow Corp.’s terminals, totaling $10.2 million.

Previous filings asked for the court’s approval on the sale of four of the locations, including an 18-door terminal in Montgomery, Alabama for $375,000. That purchase agreement listed less-than-truckload carrier ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) as the buyer. Buyers of the other three locations appeared to be real estate investors.

A Friday approval order from the court referenced two other locations owned by Yellow – a 56-door service center near Scranton, Pennsylvania ($3.5 million), and a 40-door terminal in Birch Run, Michigan ($683,100). Property investors were again listed as the buyers.

A September filing showed the estate had just 11 owned terminals left to sell. Yellow operated over 325 terminals before it closed in July 2023.

The court is scheduled to hold a hearing on Wednesday to rule on a final distribution plan for the estate. If approved, roughly $600 million to $700 million in remaining proceeds from liquidated assets will be distributed to creditors. The proposed plan also calls for payment of employee PTO claims.

The estate has sold nearly $2.4 billion in real estate since the liquidation began. It has also terminated leases on other properties.

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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.