6 trucking firms holdouts on K-Ratio X settlement after fuel hedging collapse

The clock is ticking for all 34 trucking companies that participated in K-Ratio X’s now-defunct fuel hedging program to sign a universal settlement agreement as six carriers continue negotiations with the Chicago-based company and its team of attorneys.

If an agreement isn’t reached with all of the companies, K-Ratio X may be forced to file bankruptcy, which it wants to avoid, a source familiar with the negotiations told FreightWaves.

K-Ratio X estimated that its losses could be more than $10...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/6-trucking-firms-holdouts-on-k-ratio-x-settlement-after-fuel-futures-collapse

Are 34 trucking firms left holding the bag after K-Ratio program collapse?

Trucking companies seek answers in K-Ratio X's fuel swap program collapse

Trucking companies want answers after K-Ratio abruptly shut down its fuel hedging program in late June, two days before some carriers say they were scheduled to receive their fuel swap settlements for the previous month. But K-Ratio says it was incorrectly led to believe the program was being handled properly and that it faces huge losses if it honors the open contracts.

A spokesperson for the fuel swap program, called K-Ratio X, told FreightWaves on Tuesday that it had notified 34 trucking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/are-34-trucking-firms-left-holding-the-bag-after-k-ratio-program-collapse

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