Teamsters reveal TP Freight’s sudden shutdown
Less-than-truckload carrier TP Freight Lines failed to make payroll and has suspended operations, a memo from the Teamsters said. The post Teamsters reveal TP Freight’s sudden shutdown appeared first on FreightWaves .
Teamsters staffed less-than-truckload carrier TP Freight Lines has abruptly ceased operations. On August 4, the company informed employees to refrain from reporting for work until further notice, according to a union press release. The Union noted that TP Freight failed to pay employees on August 5, was behind on health insurance premiums, and owed contributions to retirement accounts.
Founded in 1922, TP Freight focused on less-than-truckload and expedited shipments across the Pacific Northwest, with national coverage through interline partnerships. It operated from seven terminals, though a June 2025 Facebook post revealed the sale of a Tillamook, Oregon facility to a local food producer and the transfer of LTL operations there to Z-10/Team Shippers.
The union reported that TP Freight's primary client was the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Drivers and dockworkers were represented by the Teamsters. While the union acknowledged the workers' and union's efforts to save the company, it concluded that the financial and operational issues were insurmountable. The Teamsters Joint Council 37 declined to provide further information.
Other regional LTL carriers have also shut down recently; Mountain Valley Express closed its 13-terminal network last month, and Illinois-based Standard Forwarding Freight ceased operations at its 14 terminals at the end of 2025. However, national carriers reported improved financial performance in the second quarter.
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