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Mid States Express Shuts Doors

Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by _ton bundle, Mar 28, 2009.

  1. Mar 28, 2009 #1
    _ton bundle

    _ton bundle Road Train Member

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    'They shut her down'

    By Brian D Bridgeford/News Republic
    I searched and didn't see this one posted. 750 jobs lost.
     
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  3. Mar 28, 2009 #2
    _ton bundle

    _ton bundle Road Train Member

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    Mid- States Express out of Aurora, Il closed its doors on Thursday night. This left 750 people unemployed. They were a good- sized LTL van carrier that ran mostly in the upper midwest (OH, IN, IL, MO, WI, IA, MN).

    Heights Services, out of St. Paul, MN also closed its doors this week. This was a smaller van carrier, maybe 50 people at the most. I have friends that worked there. They did things the right way, protected their rates, treated their drivers well and serviced their customers. The owners just decided that there was no money to be made and pulled the plug before things got too ugly.

    Capacity seem to be consolidating more rapidly now. Does anyone else have any closures to report? I don't wish job loss on anyone, just trying to stay up to date.
     
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  4. Mar 28, 2009 #3
    contenderguy

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    Mid States Express has closed their doors in Hammond, WI as the rumor is they can no longer get insurance to operate. A month ago I recieved a letter in the mail from a law firm in Chicago wanting to include me in a class action suit against this company for NOT paying the medical bills on time and the proper amount or percentages. I recall this happening when I was employed my them and it was always a problem with this company paying their bills. SAD..... So they have shut the doors... GOOD .... another company that liked to make up the rules as they go to suit themselves. Reset policy without putting it in writing and communicating it to the employees. Not a good way of doing business. Not a good way to manage people. Seems to be consistant with a lot of trucking companies in the central Illinois area.
     
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  5. Mar 28, 2009 #4
    _ton bundle

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    Were they running out of Madison Freight System's old terminal in Hammond, Wi? Theres not much else there that could work for a trucking company. That was decent terminal, if I recall, but they can't seem to keep a tennant.
     
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  7. Mar 30, 2009 #5
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    Mid-States Bankruptcy Filing May Signal Further Trucking Woes

     
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  8. Apr 2, 2009 #6
    contenderguy

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    Your posting was the first I heard of an actual bancruptcy ......
     
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