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America has a shortage of truck drivers. That shortage has not improved the economics of the trucking business. Available trucks significantly outnumber available drivers. Before the Covid pandemic, Americans never thought about the supply chain. Grocery stores and other retailers simply had everything you wanted or needed nearly all the time. Yes, there might be shortages during a major storm or some other unpredictable crisis, but those were easily explainable and understandable. The end of Covid did not mean the end of supply-chain issues. America now has a truck driver shortage that’s leading to significant problems. “We scraped the largest job listing aggregate on the web and found 7,213 truck driver jobs being advertised each day, suggesting a potential continuous deficit of 24,043 truckers. Multiply this by the reported $3,971 revenue per week for every truck that is not being manned, and we arrive at the true cost to the freight industry – $95.5 million every single week,” according to altLINE, Food Logistics reported. Truck driver shortage facts: When only tractor trucks are considered (the heaviest weight class of trucks), the vehicles already outnumber professional truckers by more than 3:1. Add in the roughly 10.5 million other heavy trucks, and the amount of vehicular hardware going unused in the United States starts to hit home. Straight trucks generate slightly less revenue per week compared to their larger, heavier counterparts, but the sheer number of them going unused adds $39.9 billion to the tractor trucks’ potential $7.3 billion, fueling a total potential loss of almost $50 billion every week. Supra National Express files Chapter 11 bankruptcy While there is a shortage of truck drivers, the trucking and shipping space remains very competitive. That means margins are low and companies have been forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, despite the demand for their services. “We’re in the third year of this extended freight recession and the pain is real,” said A&M Transport President Andy Owens on Oct. 26, NJBIA reported. “Operating costs climbed to their highest ever at the same time that freight pricing has bottomed out.” Supra National Express is the latest player in the space to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company filed on Oct. 28, 2025, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. The company has not filed a financial plan for bankruptcy. More Bankruptcy: Hollywood movie and TV company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Major seafood company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Women’s fashion company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy It described its operations on its website: “Founded in 2009, Supra National Express has grown into one of the West Coast’s leading port-essential, asset-based transportation companies, focused on efficient and tech-enabled movement of cargo via first-rate carrier services and proven processes. With decades of combined experience, our team has the expertise, knowledge and passion to provide hands-on support and high-tech solutions for even the most complex logistics challenges,” the company shared. Supra National Express appears to still be operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Supra National Express, Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy facts: The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 28, 2025, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. It is a logistics/warehousing /trucking provider based in Long Beach, California. Reported assets are in the range of $1 million and $10 million. Reported liabilities are in the range of US$10 million to US$50 million. The filing indicates there will be funds available for distribution to unsecured creditors. The case number is 25-19576. The listed CEO/CFO is Daniel Linares. Legal counsel is Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Golubchik LLP. Source: PacerMonitor Trucking and logistics company bankruptcy filings in 2025 Best Choice Trucking LLC (Dedham, Mass.): Filed for Chapter 11 in early April 2025. C & C Freight Network (Braselton, Ga.): Filed for Chapter 11 on April 7, 2025. Best Logistics Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.): Chapter 11 filed April 7, 2025. AZA Transportation Inc. (Mount Prospect, Ill.): Subchapter V Chapter 11 filed May 14, 2025. Elite Carriers (and affiliates): Filed for Chapter 11 May 21, 2025 (fleet of 70 trucks). Dolche Truckload Corp. (Palatine, Ill.): Filed for Chapter 11 June 15, 2025, assets and liabilities in $1 to $10 M range. Nortia Logistics Inc. (Franklin Park, Ill.): Filed for Chapter 11 June 9, 2025: Full‑truckload, intermodal, and warehousing. CLB Trucking (Greensburg, Pa.): Filed for Chapter 11 (September 2025) with liabilities of $1 to $10 M and assets of $0.1 to $0.5 M. Daniel Trucking International Inc.: Filed Chapter 11 July 7, 2025 (Northern District of Illinois), fleet of 58 trucks. Broader bankruptcy context and trends: At least 17 trucking/logistics firms filed for bankruptcy in Q2 2025 alone. Equipment lenders are seeing increasing exposure: Some filings list large unsecured claims from truck‑finance providers. Source: Equipment Finance News The market context: Long‑haul truckload demand dropped 25% in the first half of 2025, contributing to financial distress. All bankruptcy cases can be searched on: PacerMonitor Automotive Global shipping and logistics company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy The Florida-based shipping and logistics company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Kirk O’Neil About the authors Daniel Kline serves as co-editor-in-chief of TheStreet. He has more than 30 years of experience covering retail, restaurants, travel, and technology. He's the creator of Come Cruise With Me, and a noted expert on cruise travel. He has been passionate about the changing state of retail and loves to show why companies succeed or fail. Celine is an experienced writer and editor covering news, features, academic/research, and legal topics for over 20 years. At TheStreet.com, Celine is a senior editor with experience across retail, stocks, investing, personal finance, technology, the economy, and travel.
