Robert Bearden Trucking (RBTR) Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Robert Bearden Trucking (RBTR) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 26 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The company, based in Cairo, Georgia, listed 128 drivers and between 1 and 49 creditors, and estimated assets and liabilities both within $0 to $50,000. Employees were advised via a Facebook post to return trucks to Mobile, Alabama, and Valdosta, Georgia, following the filing. FMCSA records as of early February showed 143 active power units and 128 drivers, with active interstate operating authority. The employee-owned carrier, founded in 1997 and 100% employee-owned since 2012, did not immediately comment on the filing.