Texas trucking company, brokerage file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Fort Worth-based Balkan Express has 159 trucks and 166 drivers

M&T Capital filed a lawsuit in March against Balkan Express, alleging that the trucking company owes more than $4.2 million in unpaid loans. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Balkan Express and its affiliate, Balkan Logistics, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing debts of more than $25 million.

The companies, which seek to reorganize, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Wednesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Fort Worth-based Balkan Express is a dry van trucking company that has been operating since 2007. It has 166 drivers and 159 power units, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Balkan Express offers drop-and-hook, dedicated, and just-in-time transportation services across Texas and the southwestern U.S.

In the petition, Balkan Express and Balkan Logistics list assets of between $10 million and $50 million. The petition states they have up to 49 creditors and that funds will be available to unsecured creditors once they pay administrative fees.

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    Noi Mahoney

    Noi Mahoney is a Texas-based journalist who covers cross-border trade, logistics and supply chains for FreightWaves. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English in 1998. Mahoney has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working for newspapers in Maryland and Texas. Contact nmahoney@freightwaves.com