16 Trucking Companies Hit Bankruptcy Court in Less Than a Month

At least 16 trucking, delivery and transportation companies entered bankruptcy proceedings between late August and Sept. 21, according to federal court filings and carrier records reviewed by FreightWaves.

The carriers range from one-truck owner-operators to fleets operating more than 100 power units. Several filed Chapter 11 reorganization cases, including Globemaster Inc., Xoco Transport, Jett Transport & Materials, CLJ Transporting, Mill Creek Logistics-Illinois, RP Hay Hauling, Truckload LLC and Pacer Transport. A cluster of smaller carriers filed Chapter 7, which typically ends in liquidation.

The filings come as trucking companies continue navigating a freight environment marked by rising diesel fuel prices and other elevated operating costs.

Xoco Transport enters Chapter 11

Xoco Transport, a Hidalgo, Texas-based carrier, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sept. 16. Court filings indicate the carrier runs more than 40 tractors, 65 drivers and 70 trailers.

Globemaster files in Illinois

Globemaster Inc., a Bolingbrook, Illinois-based long-haul carrier, filed Chapter 11 on Sept. 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The company reported assets of $500,000 to $1 million against liabilities of $1 million to $10 million.

Globemaster operates 51 power units and reported approximately 3.3 million annual miles in its most recent regulatory filings. It listed between one and 49 creditors.

Amazon delivery contractor seeks protection

CLJ Transporting Inc., an Auburndale, Florida-based carrier identified as an Amazon Delivery Service Partner, filed Chapter 11 on Sept. 15 in the Middle District of Florida. CLJ reported assets between $100,000 and $500,000 and liabilities of $500,000 to $1 million.

Carrier records list the company with 18 trucks. The bankruptcy roundup identifies 30 drivers supporting last-mile delivery operations in Florida.

Texas construction hauler files

Jett Transport & Materials LLC filed for Chapter 11 on Sept. 14 in the Western District of Texas. The Somerset, Texas-based company hauls construction materials. It reported assets between $100,000 and $500,000 and liabilities between $500,000 and $1 million.

The company operates about 14 trucks and 14 trailers, with 10 drivers and an active motor carrier registration.

Mill Creek Logistics seeks reorganization

Mill Creek Logistics-Illinois Inc., based in Lenexa, Kansas, filed Chapter 11 the same day, Sept. 14. The courier and express delivery company reported $100,000 to $500,000 in assets and $1 million to $10 million in liabilities.

Federal carrier records previously listed Mill Creek with 24 power units and 28 drivers. The company reported about 1.24 million miles traveled in 2023.

Arizona agricultural hauler

RP Hay Hauling LLC, a Parker, Arizona-based carrier specializing in agricultural transportation, filed Chapter 11 on Sept. 10. The company reported both assets and liabilities in the $1 million-to-$10 million range and listed between one and 49 creditors.

Truckload LLC, operating as Expedite Express, filed for Chapter 11 on Sept. 9. The Ave Maria, Florida-based company reported assets between $100,000 and $500,000 and liabilities of less than $50,000, with between 50 and 99 creditors.

The filing comes as the carrier faces a scheduled involuntary suspension of its motor carrier operating authority on Sept. 30. It voluntarily suspended its property broker authority on Aug. 21, according to regulatory records.

Truckload operated 114 power units with 114 drivers as recently as May 2024. The company reported 300,000 miles in its 2026 MCS-150 filing.

Pacer Transport reports up to $10 million in liabilities

Pacer Transport Inc. filed for Chapter 11 on Sept. 4 in the Western District of Louisiana. The Arnaudville, Louisiana-based company reported less than $50,000 in assets and between $1 million and $10 million in liabilities — one of the widest asset-to-liability disparities among the recent filings.

The company listed between one and 49 creditors. Records describe Pacer as involved in general freight, flatbed, specialized hauling and brokerage services.

Smaller carriers head to Chapter 7

A&B Transportation Inc. of Lake Elsinore, California, filed Sept. 11 with six trucks and six drivers. Russ Exp Co., an Arlington Heights, Illinois-based interstate carrier with five trucks and five drivers, also entered Chapter 7.

Texas-based Chapter 7 filings include T Yorkman Trucking LLC of Midland, which specialized in oil field water transportation, vacuum truck operations and hazardous-material hauling; Blue Star Transports LLC of Garland, with two trucks and two drivers; and Jackdollars Transport LLC of McKinney, a one-truck carrier.

In California, Eulogia Logistics Inc. of Hacienda Heights filed Chapter 7 on Sept. 17 with three trucks and five drivers. South Gate-based Rothchild Transportation LLC, listed with one truck and one driver, also entered bankruptcy proceedings. C. Pride Transport Inc., an Illinois carrier with one truck and one driver, filed Chapter 7 in the Northern District of Illinois.

The string of cases does not necessarily mean all of the companies have ceased operations. Chapter 11 gives financially distressed businesses room to restructure; Chapter 7 generally involves liquidation of assets.

The geographically widespread filings show financial pressure continuing to surface across general freight, last-mile, agricultural and specialized trucking.