Key trucking stories in 2024

2024 was another brutal year for trucking companies and freight brokerages. Thousands of firms called it quits, sought bankruptcy protection or both. Fraud-related stories also dominated the headlines. FreightWaves looks back at some of the year’s key stories. Illinois-based Nationwide Cargo Inc. files for bankruptcy Founded in June 2010, Nationwide Cargo Inc. of East Dundee,…

Didsbury Gin owner enters liquidation

Manchester-based Alderman’s Drinks, the company that produces Didsbury Gin, has gone into liquidation after owing its creditors nearly £200,000 (US$245,877). R-L: Mark Smallwood and Liam Manton, Didsbury Gin co-founders Didsbury was founded by best friends and gin lovers Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood in 2017, who according to the brand’s website, wanted to ‘take gin…