🎣 RFX and R&R Express Sued

Happy Monday. Unpaid freight claims tied to R&R are spreading through the industry. New lawsuits are adding clarity to the financial damage left behind.

Plus:

• ELP Enforcement Isn’t Sticking
• Amazon Eyes LTL
• FMCSA Warns of Phishing Scam

🍳 What's Cookin' In Freight

🗣️ ELP Enforcement Isn’t Sticking. Danielle Chaffin examined FMCSA's English Language Proficiency enforcement and found major gaps between citations and real-world impact. Since June 25, 2025, inspectors issued 13,257 ELP out-of-service violations, yet nearly 60% trace to carriers domiciled in just five states, while enforcement happens elsewhere. Some carriers rack up 80+ violations with only two trucks reported, pointing to repeat offenders and weak follow-through. Headlines say drivers are sidelined; the data shows behavior persists.

👀 Amazon Eyes LTL as Carriers Hold the Line. Amazon is quietly testing the LTL waters. Morgan Stanley says Amazon has begun reaching out to shippers, with 11% of those surveyed already contacted and a possible June–July launch using roughly 26 terminals. That threat lands as others double down on discipline. Estes Express Lines is expanding doors and service reliability, while leaders describe demand as “tepid,” not collapsing. LTL pricing are holding, for now, but Amazon’s entry risks testing that resolve.

🎣 FMCSA Warns of Phishing Scam. Motor carriers are being targeted in a new phishing campaign posing as official enforcement. FMCSA says scammers are sending emails that “falsely claim to be from USDOT or FMCSA officials,” using polished documents and fake links to steal data or demand payment. FMCSA stressed it “will never request payment or sensitive information” via unsolicited messages and urged carriers to avoid links, report incidents, and verify all contacts through official .gov channels.

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R&R Collapse Becomes a Carrier Payment Crisis

R&R Family of Companies, a privately held Pittsburgh-based logistics group, controlled a web of brokerage, trucking, and logistics subsidiaries across the U.S., including:

• R&R Express
• RFX LLC
• The newly shut down Taylor Express and others

Recent court filings and former employees are saying financial and operational control was centralized.

A structure now central to multiple lawsuits.

Lawsuits Put Numbers on the Damage