A Florida-based carrier is accusing RFX, LLC and R&R Express, Inc., subsidiaries of the R&R Family of Companies, of failing to pay for more than 600 completed freight shipments, according to a federal lawsuit filed Jan. 22.

The complaint, Vantage Carrier LLC v. RFX, LLC et al., was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, venue specified in the parties’ broker-dealer agreement.

Vantage alleges it carried freight for RFX and R&R Express throughout 2025 under a contract that required payment within 30 days of invoice and proof of delivery, but was never paid for hundreds of shipments.

According to the filing, the unpaid bills piled up over the course of the year and eventually totaled more than $1.34 million, not including interest and costs. Vantage asserts claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment and stated accounts.

The lawsuit goes beyond the default allegations, claiming that RFX and R&R Express operated as a single company, sharing offices, employees, assets and email infrastructure at the same address on Commerce Drive in Pittsburgh.

Vantage Carrier LLC’s complaint further alleges that RFX was undercapitalized and that funds were diverted internally while the carrier’s invoices went unpaid.

The case marks at least the third carrier-related lawsuit filed against R&R-affiliated entities in recent weeks, following earlier actions by Jimenez Logistics and lender Huntington National Bank.

A Texas-based carrier owner, who requested anonymity, told FreightWaves that his company stopped receiving RFX payments in September 2025 despite continuing to haul cargo.

“Until then, payments had been regular,” the carrier said. “Then they stopped. I kept calling and emailing and got nothing.”

The carrier said five invoices totaling roughly $2,500 remain unpaid and that the broker it had been dealing with for months abruptly left RFX, saying it was being harassed over payment issues.

While the dollar amount in this case is small compared to Vantage’s claim, the carrier said the experience highlights the vulnerability of small carriers when brokers fail.

“I don’t understand how a company this big only has a $75,000 bond,” he said. “For a small carrier, even a few thousand dollars can hurt.”

Vantage’s lawsuit comes as court filings in a separate Florida case allege that R&R and affiliated borrowers accrued up to $65 million in unpaid business debts while continuing to operate through the end of 2025. Those debts primarily include unpaid claims from carriers and factoring companies, according to the filing.

A trucking industry professional with knowledge of R&R operations, speaking on background, said the scale of uninsured exposure presents major challenges for the trucking industry.

“At the end of the day, we all know the hard work, fixed costs and precarious margins that small trucking companies and owner-operators exist in,” the person said. “Sixty-five million dollars in unpaid claims is staggering. At about $1,800 per load, that’s over 36,000 loads that now need to be settled.”

Beyond unpaid bills and litigation, former employees say the collapse of the R&R family of companies could have significant workforce consequences. At its peak, R&R directly employed more than 500 W-2 workers in its brokerage, trucking and logistics entities, according to former employees.

In addition, former R&R managers and sales staff said the company also relied heavily on independent contractors and commissioned agents, estimating that up to 500 additional workers operated as 1099 contractors across its network. Former employees said many of those workers lost income sharply when operations closed.

The fallout could extend even further to small trucking companies and owner operators, many of whom are now carrying unpaid bills and may face severe financial strain as they try to absorb losses.

Concerns about payment exposure have also arisen beyond R&R’s own subsidiaries.

In an interview with the Jacksonville Business JournalMike Williams, former chairman and CEO of AGX Freight Group, said AGX’s abrupt shutdown last week was triggered after Huntington National Bank restricted access to working capital, a move he said stemmed from litigation with R&R Express, Inc.

Williams said AGX was forced to cease operations days after it lost access to its revolving credit facility, possibly underscoring how credit actions related to R&R’s financial woes rippled through counterparties.

Huntington has alleged in its Florida lawsuit that R&R and affiliated borrowers continued to operate while insolvent, a claim that R&R has not publicly addressed.

No bankruptcy filings by R&R or its subsidiaries have been confirmed as of publication.

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