Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trucking-failures-surged-last-year-under-pandemic-11612827527
Excerpt:
U.S. trucking-company failures nearly tripled in 2020 from the previous year as fallout from the pandemic deepened pressure on smaller operators while well-capitalized bigger truckers held on and found stronger financial footing as the economy reopened.
Some 3,140 fleets shut down last year, a 185% jump from 2019, according to transportation industry data firm Broughton Capital LLC. Roughly half of the 2020 failures came in the second quarter, when freight volumes plummeted amid widespread shutdowns aimed at limiting the spread of Covid-19.
Author(s): Jennifer Smith
Publication Date: 8 February 2021
Publication Site: Wall Street Journal