While the August demise of less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. monopolized headlines in both mainstream and industry media in 2023 after the 99-year-old trucking firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — the largest filing in U.S. trucking history — a number of smaller trucking companies and brokerages also called it quits or sought bankruptcy protection after a brutal year in the freight industry. Other FreightWaves stories focused on fraud investigations and the mysterious...
Meadow Lark
Montana-based brokerage, trucking affiliate file for bankruptcy liquidation
Three weeks after a 40-year-old Montana-based trucking company and freight brokerage abruptly ceased operations, Meadow Lark Agency and its affiliate, Meadow Lark Transport, filed for bankruptcy liquidation late Monday.
The companies, headquartered in Billings, Montana, filed for Chapter 7 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana.
In its petition, the Meadow Lark entities list assets of between $10 million and $50 million and liabilities of between $1 million and $10...
40-year-old Montana trucking company, freight brokerage shutters operations
A Montana trucking company and freight brokerage has apparently shuttered operations, leaving nearly 275 truck drivers and office personnel without jobs, sources say.
Meadow Lark Transport Inc., of Billings, Montana, had 273 drivers and 337 power units at the time of its closure, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SAFER website.
FMCSA data states the company’s broker authority was involuntarily revoked on Aug. 15 and its contract carrier authority is slated to be...
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