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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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