Un representante de la empresa de transporte de carga Colonial Freight Systems confirmó a FreightWaves que cerrará a finales de agosto. Sin embargo, no se proporcionaron detalles adicionales.
Con sede en Knoxville, Tennessee, Colonial se describe a sí misma como una “compañía 100% operadora de propietarios”, que ofrece servicios de furgones refrigerados y secos en todo Estados Unidos. También proporciona servicio de contenedores marítimos refrigerados desde los puertos de Luisiana y Mississippi.
Fundada en 1943, la empresa ha permanecido en manos de la familia, con Ruby McBride actualmente como su presidente y director ejecutivo desde 2014.
No se dio más información sobre el cierre, las dos terminales de la compañía en Tennessee o su empresa hermana Phoenix Leasing of Tennessee Inc.
El martes, PS Logistics, con sede en Birmingham (Alabama), anunció que su filial Purdy Brothers Trucking había adquirido 50 tractores y 55 conductores en régimen de arrendamiento de Colonial y Phoenix. Antes de la transacción, Colonial tenía 250 unidades motrices y 260 conductores, según la base de datos de la Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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