Posted on Aug 17, 2023
How Yellow wound up in the red : The Indicator from Planet Money
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Surprised that this wasn't elevated to national attention until now.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Yellow stunned the trucking industry when it filed for bankruptcy this month. The nearly hundred-year old company said it will lay off 30,000 employees and liquidate all of its assets. On today's show, a glimpse into Yellow's bankruptcy process: who's blaming who for what, and an explainer on a specific type of loan - the debtor in possession financing - which promises some rich returns to the lender in this case.
For more on challenges in the trucking industry check out our story on the spot market and the so-called freight recession."
"Yellow stunned the trucking industry when it filed for bankruptcy this month. The nearly hundred-year old company said it will lay off 30,000 employees and liquidate all of its assets. On today's show, a glimpse into Yellow's bankruptcy process: who's blaming who for what, and an explainer on a specific type of loan - the debtor in possession financing - which promises some rich returns to the lender in this case.
For more on challenges in the trucking industry check out our story on the spot market and the so-called freight recession."
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