Clarissa Hawes

An online auction was underway Tuesday to sell some of the assets of intrastate trucking company D.A.F.S. Transport of Monahans, Texas, which operates primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas.

Some of the assets of D.A.F.S. Transport of Monahans, Texas, were being auctioned online on Tuesday, Dec. 17. (Photo credit: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

A family-owned Missouri trucking company with 265 trucks and 255 drivers recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

RBX Inc. and its affiliate, Humper Equipment, of Strafford, Missouri, filed suit against Paccar Financial Inc. of Bellevue, Washington. They are asking a Missouri bankruptcy judge to force Paccar to turn over 28 Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors it repossessed in late November amid an ongoing engine performance dispute with the global commercial truck financing company and its subsidiary, Paccar Engine Co.

2024 was another brutal year for trucking companies and freight brokerages. Thousands of firms called it quits, sought bankruptcy protection or both. Fraud-related stories also dominated the headlines. FreightWaves looks back at some of the year’s key stories.

A St. Louis trucking company and its equipment leasing affiliate recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the “challenges of the freight market” as one of the main reasons they are seeking to reorganize. The post St. Louis trucking company, affiliate file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy appeared first on FreightWaves.

A New Hampshire man, who claimed he owned trucking and agriculture businesses, admitted that he conspired with others to fraudulently obtain

Family-owned Decker Truck Line Inc. of Fort Dodge, Iowa, confirmed that it has permanently closed its terminal in Missoula, Montana, citing findings

A publicly traded coffee wholesaler has filed a lawsuit against a Texas-based logistics company nearly a year after a load of coffee, valued at almost $84,500, went missing.

A California trucking company, which provided earthwork, excavation, and demolition services, along with its affiliated company, recently filed for bankruptcy protection, citing cashflow issues after defaulting on its factoring agreement. The post California trucking company, affiliate file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy appeared first on FreightWaves.