The Nice Freight Recession exhibits no signal of ending anytime quickly, as extra iconic trucking corporations completely shut their doorways.
In some circumstances, transport corporations declared chapter, with about 21 corporations submitting petitions within the third quarter of 2025 and 20 corporations within the second quarter.
Main trucking corporations additionally shut down services or complete companies with out submitting for chapter.
J.B. Hunt Transport, 10 Roads Specific shut services
Large trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. closed its facility on the Dwelling Depot Distribution Middle in Lithonia, Ga., on Oct. 27, 2025, and U.S. Postal Service trucking contractor 10 Roads Specific revealed plans to finish its mail hauling enterprise and shut down all operations by the tip of January 2026.
Neither of these corporations filed for chapter.
10 Roads Specific submitted a 60-day Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification discover on Dec. 1 with a closing layoff date of Jan. 30, 2026. About 2,000 employees can be laid off.
10 Roads Specific was U.S. Postal Service contractor
The Carter Lake, Iowa, transportation and logistics firm, which reported 2,462 energy items and a pair of,606 drivers on the Federal Motor Provider Security Administration SAFER web site, was established in 1946 and contracted with the U.S. Postal Service for 47 years.
10 Roads Specific determined to wind down its operations after continued and vital headwinds impacted the transportation trade and the corporate, whose major buyer is the U.S. Postal Service, it stated in an announcement. The corporate additionally hauls business merchandise.
“Our industry has been navigating unprecedented challenges, and despite the dedication of our employees and leadership, the realities of the industry have become impossible to overcome,” a ten Roads spokesperson stated in an announcement despatched to TheStreet.
Commonplace Ahead Freight has closed down its enterprise.
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Commonplace Forwarding Freight shuts down operations
And now, less-than-truckload transport firm Commonplace Forwarding Freight, which operated in 16 states, closed its enterprise on Dec. 29, terminating staff. It has not indicated its subsequent step.
The East Moline, Ailing.-based trucking firm stated in an announcement on its web site that it’s suspending its day-to-day operations.
Sure firm drivers asserted they had been notified on Dec. 28 that they had been terminated and that the corporate was completely closing, FreightWaves reported.
“Effective December 29, 2025, following a comprehensive strategic review of the business, Standard Forwarding Freight, LLC made the difficult but necessary decision to temporarily suspend its day-to-day operations and reduce its workforce,” the corporate stated within the assertion.
Firm considers subsequent steps
“This decision was made after careful consideration of the company’s current circumstances and the need to conduct an orderly evaluation of the business,” the assertion stated. “During this period, Standard Forwarding Freight, LLC will undertake an operational assessment to determine appropriate next steps.”
“Standard Forwarding Freight LLC thanks those who have supported the business and acknowledged the relationships developed throughout its operations,” the assertion concluded.
The trucking firm additionally has not indicated whether or not it plans to promote its belongings or file for chapter safety.
Shutdown was sudden
“This news was completely unexpected, as Standard Forwarding had never previously communicated with our union any challenges or difficulties or attempted to work to avoid this outcome,” Teamsters Nationwide Freight Director Tom Murphy stated in a Dec. 29 assertion, based on FreightWaves.
The corporate, based in 1934, operated as a next-day and two-day regional trucking firm with 14 terminals throughout 5 Midwest states, together with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Extra closings:
- Informal Mexican restaurant chain closes extra places
- 79-year-old nationwide trucking firm closes down, no chapter
- 65-year-old Dwelling Depot rival shutters enterprise completely
The trucking firm, nevertheless, had expanded its LTL service lanes to 11 extra states, together with Arizona, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, and Utah, based on an Aug. 15, 2025, assertion.
Commonplace Forwarding Freight additionally provided cross-border transport between the U.S. and Canada.
Commonplace Forwarding Freight’s service lanes:
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Arizona
- California
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Canada
The trucking firm listed 307 energy items and 230 drivers on its Federal Motor Provider Security Administration SAFER web site, filed on Sept. 15, 2025. The SAFER submitting listed the corporate’s cargo as common freight; metallic sheets, coils, and rolls; logs, poles, beams, and lumber; constructing supplies, liquids and gases; grain, feed, and hay; chemical substances; commodities dry bulk; and agricultural/farm provides.
Commonplace Forwarding Freight’s cargo
- Normal freight
- Metallic sheets, coils, and rolls
- Logs, poles, beams, and lumber
- Constructing supplies
- Liquids and gases
- Grain, feed, and hay
- Chemical substances
- Commodities dry bulk
- Agricultural/farm provides
DHL Freight owned Commonplace Forwarding Freight from 2011 till Sakaem Holdings acquired the corporate in January 2025
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