INTERMODAL ARCHIVE.ORG - LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS
1980s

COMPANY	HEADQUARTERS	YEAR CEASED OPERATION	NOTES
Admiral-Merchants Motor Freight Inc.	St.Paul MN	early 1980s	only LTL operations closed
American Freight System	Overland Park KS	1988	_
Bender & Loudon Motor Freight	Akron OH	1989	_
Blue Line Express	Nashua NH	1989	_
Boss-Linco Lines Inc.	Buffalo NY	1982	_
Branch Motor Express	New York, NY	1984	_
Brigg’s Transportation	St. Paul MN	1984	_
Brown Express Inc	San Antonio, TX	1988	subsidiary of U.S. Truck Lines
Campbell’s 66 Express Inc	Springfield MO	1986	_
Central Transport	Sterling Heights MI	1983	_
Central Truck Lines Inc.	Tampa, FL	1989	subsidiary of U.S. Truck Line since 1965
Chippewa Motor Freight Inc.	Eau Claire WI	1980	_
Clairmont Transfer Co.	Escanaba MI	1985	_
Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati Highway Inc.	Cleveland OH	1988	subsidiary of U.S. Truck Lines
Commercial-Lovelace Motor Frieght	Columbus OH	1985	_
Cooper-Jarrett Motor Freight Lines Inc.	Orange NJ	1981	_
C.W. Transport Inc.	Wisconsin Rapids WI	1988	_
Davidson Transfer & Storage Co.	Baltimore, MD	1983	_
Eazor Express	Pittsburgh PA	1983	_
Gateway Transportation	La Crosse	1983	subsidiary of Maislin Brothers
Glendenning Motorways Inc.	St. Paul MN	1983	_
Gordon’s Transports Inc	Memphis TN	1983	_
Gross Common Carriers	??	late 1980s	_
Hall’s Motor Transit Co.	Harrisburg PA	1986	_
Hannibal-Quincy Truck Lines Inc.	Quincy IL	1983	only LTL operations closed
Hemingway Transportation	New Bedford MA	1982	_
Holmes Route USA	Framingham MA?	1989	_
Horn’s Motor Express Inc.	Chambersburg PA	1989	_
Illinois-California Express (ICX)	Denver CO	1984	_
IML Freight Inc	Salt Lake City,UT	1984	_
Intercity Transportation	Easton MA	1980	_
Interstate Motor Freight System	Grand Rapids, MI	1984	_
Johnson Motor Lines	Charlotte NC	1980	_
Jones Motor Co Inc	Spring City PA	1981	only LTL operations closed
Lee Way Motor Freight Inc.	Oklahoma City OK	1985	_
Maislin Brothers Transport Ltd.	La Salle, Que,CAN	1983	_
Mason & Dixon Lines Inc	Kingsport TN	1984	_
McLean Trucking Co.	Winston-Salem NC	1986	subsidiary of Meridian Express
Milne Truck Lines Inc	Salt Lake City UT	1987	subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc.
Motor Freight Express System	York PA	1982	_
Murphy Motor Freight Lines Inc.	St. Paul MN	1987	_
Mushroom Transportation	Philadelphia PA	1986	_
Oneida Motor Freight Inc.	Carlstadt NJ	1985	_
Pilot Freight Carriers Inc.	Winston-Salem NC	1989	_
Quinn Freight Lines	Brocton MA	1983	subsidiary of Maislin Brothers
Richmond Cartage Inc.	?	1983	subsidiary of Maislin Brothers
Rimes Trucking Co.	Chardon OH	early80s	_
Ringsby Truck Lines Inc.	Denver CO	1984	_
Smith’s Transfer Corp.	Staunton VA	1988	purchased 1987 by American Freight System
Spector-Red Ball	Dallas TX	1982	_
Sterling Transit Company Inc.	Montebello CA	1989	_
Suburban Motor Freight Inc.	Columbus OH	1987	_
System 99	Oakland CA	1987	_
Taynton’s Freight System Inc.	Wellsboro PA	1985	_
T.I.M.E.-D.C. Inc.	Lubbock TX	1988	_
Tose-Fowler Inc.	Bridgeport PA	1989	_
Transport Motor Express Inc.	Ft. Wayne IN	1980	_
Tucker Freight Lines	South Bend IN	1983	_
Wilson Freight Co.	Cincinnati OH	1980	_

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS
1990s

COMPANY	HEADQUARTERS	YEAR CEASED OPERATION	NOTES
AAA	Trenton NJ	1990	_
Allegheny Freight Lines	Winchester VA	1990	_
ANR Advance Transportation Co.	Milwaukee WI?	1998	_
Arrow Carrier Corp	North Bergen NJ	1990	_
Atlanta Motor Lines	Conley GA	1997	_
Bee Line Motor Freight Co.	Omaha NE	1996	_
Be-Mac Transport Co	St. Louis MO	1992	subsidiary of U.S. Truck Lines
Birmingham Nashville Express	_	1996	only LTL operations closed
Bowman Transportation	Gadsden AL/Atlanta GA	1990	_
Brown Transport Corp.	Atlanta GA/Charlotte NC	1990	Thurston Motor Lines bought 1987
Central Storage & Transfer Co.	Harrisburg PA	1991	_
Charlton Brothers	Hagerstown MD	1996	_
Churchill Truck Lines Inc	Chillicothe MO	1994	_
Coles Express Inc.	Bangor ME	1997	shut down, subsidiary of Roadway
Commercial Motor Freight Inc. of IN	Indianapolis IN	1983	_
Edson Express	Casper WY/Denver CO	1991	_
Fore-Way Express Inc.	Wausau WI	1996	_
Friiedman’s Express	Wilkes-Barre PA	1993	_
Holmes Freight Lines	Omaha NE	1998	_
Hover Trucking Co.	South Bend IN	1996	_
Hyman Freightways Inc.	St. Paul MN	1997	_
Ideal Truck Lines	Norton KS	1996	_
Inter-City Truck Lines	Mississauga, Ont,CAN	1993	_
Interlink Freight Systems	Toronto, Ont,CAN	1997	ex CP Express & Transport
Jones Truck Lines Inc.	Springdale,AR	1991	subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc.
Merchants Fast Motor Lines Inc	Abilene TX	1997	_
Middlewest Freightways Inc.	St. Louis MO	1992	acquired by Be-Mac 1992
Motorways Ltd	Toronto, Ont,CAN	1993	subsidiary of Federal Industries
Nationsway Transport Services	Commerce City CO	1999	_
North Penn Transfer	Lansdale PA	1992	_
Penn Yan Express	Penn Yan NY	1990	subsidiary of Consolidated Freightways
P.I.E. Nationwide Inc	Jacksonville FL	1990	subsidiary of Olympia Holding Co.
Preston Trucking Inc.	Preston MD	1999	_
Spartan Express Inc.	Greer SC	1997	shut down, subsidiary of Roadway
Standard Trucking Co.	Charlotte NC	1993	subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc
St. Johnsbury Trucking Co Inc.	St. Johnsbury VT	1993	subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc.
Transcon Lines	Los Angeles CA	1990	subsidiary of Olympia Holding Co.
Riss & Co. Inc	Kansas City MO	1990	_
Willig Freight Lines	San Francisco CA	1995	_

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS
2000s

COMPANY	HEADQUARTERS	YEAR CEASED OPERATION	NOTES
Alvan Motor Freight	Kalamazoo MI	2008	_
A-P-A Transport Corp	North Bergen NJ	2002	_
Alterman Transport Lines	Opa Locka, FL	2003	_
Consolidated Freightways Corp.	Vancouver WA	2002	_
Crescent Truck Lines	Haywood CA	2003	_
Crouse Cartage Co.	Carroll IA	2000	_
Dakota Cartage Co (Lewis Truck Line)	Fargo ND	2006	_
Frame Motor Freight	West Goshen PA	2009	_
Guaranteed Overnite Delivery	_	2004	only LTL operations closed
H&W Motor Express	Dubuque IA	2002	_
Jevic Transportation Inc	Delanico NJ	2008	_
K&R Express Systems	Blue Ridge IL	2004	_
LA Yuma Freight Lines	Yuma AZ	2008	_
Mid-States Express Inc	Aurora IL	2009	_
Nussbaum Trucking	Normal IL	2002	only LTL operations closed
Parker Motor Freight	Grand Rapids MI	2004	_
Rudolf Express	Bourbonais IL	2002	_
Rushmore Cartage Freight Co	Box Elder SD	2007	_
Super Transport Inc	Boca Raton FL	2006	_
USF Dugan	Wichita KS	2005	_
USF Red Star	Newark NJ	2004	_

Deregulation of the trucking industry in the form of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 caused increased competition in the Less than a TruckLoad (LTL) industry. Non-union carriers quickly began taking advantage of their lower labor costs to gain market share. Most of the companies above were union carriers who were unable to compete, though a few were non-union carriers. The trend seems destined to continue until the LTL market is entirely composed of low cost non-union carriers.

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS1980s

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS1990s

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS2000s

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS
1980s

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS
1990s

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS
2000s