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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman dies, another seriously injured in crash near Armour involving semi
May 15—ARMOUR, S.D. — A 65-year-old woman from Winner died in a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country, towing a small utility trailer, collided with the back of a 2008 Peterbilt 389 hauling a dump trailer at about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, 10 miles northeast of Armour. The crash occurred on South Dakota Highway 44 and 398th Avenue. The driver of the 2004 Chrysler Town and Country was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. A passenger, a 29-year-old female from Sioux Falls, sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries. Seat belt use is under investigation at this time. The driver of the semi, a 38-year-old male from Tyndall, was uninjured and was wearing his seat belt. The names of those involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Authorities say the semi slowed down to make a right turn, which is when the Chrysler colleged with the right rear side of the dump trailer. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trucking and logistics bankruptcies reported across US
Two trucking companies and a 3PL recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in separate cases. C & C Freight Network, Best Choice Trucking and Best Logistics Inc. cited everything from mounting debt to payroll taxes as reasons for the bankruptcy petitions. Dedham, Massachusetts-based Best Choice Trucking LLC, which has nine drivers and nine power units, filed its petition Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. The petition lists Ulysses Fabricio as president of the company, which hauls full-truckload, last-mile and hazmat freight. Best Choice Trucking listed its assets and liabilities as between $1 million and $10 million. The company, which seeks to reorganize, has up to 49 creditors and maintains that funds will be available for unsecured creditors once it pays administrative fees. Some of the company's largest listed creditors include Digital Federal Credit Union for $1.6 million; Trans Lease Inc. for a 2023 Peterbilt 389 tractor ($386,585); and the U.S. Small Business Administration ($371,017). Best Choice Trucking's trucks had been inspected eight times, with no vehicles placed out of service in a 24-month period, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's SAFER website. The carrier's drivers had been inspected 17 times over the same 24-month period, with three drivers being placed out of service, resulting in a 17.6% out-of-service rate. The national average is around 6.7%, according to FMCSA. C & C Freight Network, a Braselton, Georgia-based trucking company with seven drivers and trucks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia. In its petition, C & C Freight Network listed its assets and liabilities as between $1 million and $10 million. The company, which seeks to reorganize, states that it has up to 49 creditors but said no funds will be available for unsecured creditors once it pays administrative fees. C & C Freight Network's largest creditor is the Small Business Administration for a COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan for $161,425. Other creditors include Headway Capital LLC for equipment ($87,945); Fora Financial Advance LLC for equipment and inventory ($72,939); MCA Servicing Co. ($63,842); Mint Funding Inc. ($60,364); and BMO Harris Bank for a 2020 Volvo tractor ($56,545). C & C Freight Network's trucks had been inspected eight times, and three had been placed out of service in a 24-month period, resulting in a 37.5% out-of-service rate. This is higher than the industry's national average of around 22.3%, according to the FMCSA. The carrier's drivers had been inspected 23 times over the same 24-month period with two drivers being placed out of service, resulting in an 8.7% out-of-service rate. That compares with the national average of around 6.7%. C & C Freight Network's common carrier authority was granted in April 2016. The bankruptcy petition lists Charles Alderman as manager of C & C Freight Network, which hauls general freight. Memphis, Tennessee-based Best Logistics Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in the Western District of Tennessee on Monday. The 3PL listed assets of up to $50,000 and liabilities of between $50,000 to $100,000. The company listed 49 creditors and maintains that funds will be available for unsecured creditors once it pays administrative fees. Creditors include the IRS for payroll taxes, along with the city of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. The petition lists Phyllis Brown as president of Best Logistics. The post Trucking and logistics bankruptcies reported across US appeared first on FreightWaves.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
One dead after fatal crash involving two semi-trucks on I-55
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — A 49-year-old semi-truck driver died Monday morning after rear-ending another semi-truck on Interstate 55. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 7:18 a.m. on I-55 north of the Danby Road overpass. On This Date: Tri-State Tornado devastates the Midwest, killing nearly 700 The 49-year-old driver was in a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia, and he struck the rear end of a 2020 Peterbilt 389 driven by a 50-year-old man. The 49-year-old man was taken to the Jefferson County examiner before being taken to the St. Louis County morgue on Monday. The 50-year-old suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
