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Managing Financial Risk During COVID

A financial services adviser urged trucking companies to learn as much as possible about new and existing customers’ ability to pay their bills, as navigating the post-pandemic economy will bring with it new challenges.

May 7, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Hertz Eyes Bankruptcy Exit Via $4.2 Billion Stake Sale

In a deal to jettison itself from under bankruptcy protection, Hertz said March 2 that it may sell a controlling stake in the company to two investment firms for $4.2 billion.

March 2, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Noble Corp. Files Bankruptcy to Erase $3.4 Billion of Debt

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp. filed for bankruptcy with a plan to cut more than $3.4 billion of debt.

July 31, 2020
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Comcar Industries Declares Bankruptcy

Comcar Industries announced May 17 it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to sell its five operating companies as part of the legal process.

May 18, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Trucking Sees Rise in Acquisitions

The trucking industry has experienced a robust acquisitions market over the past year that shows no signs of stopping.

January 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Timeline: Trucking's Biggest Moments in 2019

Feeling reflective? 2019 was a big year for trucking, with lots of regulatory reforms and bankruptcies dominating the news cycle. Here's a look back at what you all were talking about this year. 

December 20, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTop 100

Bankruptcy Judge OKs Plan to Keep Celadon’s Taylor Express Operating

Celadon Group has been authorized by a bankruptcy court to spend $1.2 million before Jan. 3, 2020, to maintain operations for Hope Mills, N.C.-based Taylor Express Inc. — the last of its operating units that is still in business — while it pursues a sale of the company.

December 16, 2019
BusinessEquipment

Hendrickson Truck Lines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Hendrickson Truck Lines Inc., a small truckload and less-than-truckload carrier based in Sacramento, Calif., declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec. 3, according to federal court documents, blaming a cut in rates and maintenance woes as reasons.

December 9, 2019
GovernmentBusinessBreaking NewsTop 100

Celadon Files for Bankruptcy, Shuts Down

Celadon Group Inc. is filing for bankruptcy and shutting down immediately amid falling freight rates and the effects of penalties levied by the U.S. Department of Justice for settlement of securities fraud charges brought against prior management.

December 9, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Former Employees of Defunct Carrier LME Are Still Waiting for Paychecks

The efforts by former employees of now-closed New Brighton, Minn.-based trucking company LME to secure their owed back wages and expenses may have gotten a bit clearer.

October 1, 2019