Celadon Group Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy

FreightWaves Haul of Fame: CX Roberson was sold to Celadon

A CX Roberson patch. (Courtesy: Dale Branch Collection)

CX Roberson was the dry van division of Roberson Transportation Companies, which was located in Mahomet, Illinois. CX Roberson was founded in 1984, but the Roberson family of companies began in 1946, when Pre-Fab Transit was established by Roy Roberson and Stanley Albert. The company transported prefabricated houses, then extended the business to hauling building materials, such as ceiling tiles.

Roy Roberson’s son Roger purchased half of the company in 1975, then completed the purchase of the...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Land Span, Inc. lasted nearly 88 years

A Land Span tractor-trailer on the road in better days. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Land Span was founded in Lakeland, Florida in 1932, and incorporated in 1981. At one time, Land Span was a wholly owned subsidiary of Watkins industries. However, Watkins spun off the dry van portion of Land Span in 1997 when it acquired Sunco. At that time, Watkins also merged the refrigerated assets of Land Span and Sunco into its family of companies.

Land Span grew to operate not only in the United States but also in Canada and Mexico. While it was based in Florida, the company also has major...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Celadon Group’s 2019 bankruptcy impacted thousands of employees

A Celadon tractor-trailer in better days. (Photo credit: FreightWaves)

It was just over a year ago (December 9, 2019) that Celadon Group filed for bankruptcy protection. In a story reported extensively by FreightWaves and other news outlets, ceasing operations immediately in one of the largest bankruptcy filings for a trucking company in recent memory. Clarissa Hawes was one of the team of FreightWaves reporters who worked on the story a year ago. She wrote an “anniversary” article a few days ago that you can read here. 

Before its bankruptcy filing, the company...

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