As shippers continue to question why invoices from the R&R family of companies and related entities suddenly went unpaid, a recent lawsuit filed in Texas adds detail to allegations that the brokerage units continued to tender freight amid financial difficulties.

A complaint filed Jan. 23 by Jimenez Logistics LLC in Hidalgo County, Texas, alleges that R&R Express Inc. and RFX Inc., subsidiaries of the R&R Family of Companies, failed to pay for organized transportation services in 2025 and early 2026, despite repeated demands for payment.

According to the suit, Jimenez Logistics arranged and prepaid motor carriers for the shipments at the request of R&R Express and RFX, based on representations that the invoices would be paid. The complaint alleges that bills totaling approximately $264,650 remain unpaid.

The defendants have not publicly responded to the allegations.

The Pittsburgh-based R&R Family of Companies is a transportation and logistics provider that at one time owned dozens of affiliated entities, including R&R Express, RFX LLC, Taylor Express, Giant Energy Solutions, Paradigm Transportation and GT Worldwide Logistics.

RFX LLC, based in Houston, was a trucking and shipping company that provided refrigerated transportation in the United States

The Jimenez Logistics case is one of several lawsuits filed against R&R-affiliated entities following the company’s shutdown earlier this month.

As FreightWaves previously reported, a separate Florida lawsuit filed by a major lender alleges that the R&R family of companies continued to operate while insolvent and had accumulated tens of millions of dollars in unpaid trade debts, a category that includes carrier invoices and other supplier obligations.

Shippers and brokers have continued to post online for information on unpaid balances, while others are trying to make payment directly from shippers.x

Jimenez Logistics alleges that when the goods were tendered, the defendants knew – or should have known – that they could not afford to pay for the services, but continued to arrange for the transport.

The suit alleges claims including breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

The complaint also alleges that R&R Express exercised operational and financial control over RFX, arguing that the two entities operated as a single business enterprise.

A former RFX employee interviewed by FreightWaves said most RFX employees weren’t aware of the severity of R&R’s financial problems until too late, unlike staff at the Pittsburgh headquarters who saw warning signs earlier.

“We didn’t have the same visibility,” the former worker said. “The message we kept getting was that things were under control: that the assets would be sold, the debts would be paid off and the ratings would be restored. But the operator’s payment kept getting worse.”

According to the former employee, sales teams continued to reassure carriers and shippers based on information from upper management, only to learn later that many invoices were not being paid.

“That put agents and sellers right in the line of fire,” the former employee said. “Carriers were coming to us. Shippers were calling us. Relationships that took years to build burned almost overnight.”

On January 11, RFX CEO Nate Lourie shared a post on social media stating that his role at the R&R-owned business had ended. The RFX employee interviewed by FreightWaves said that was around the same time workers were told RFX was going out of business.

The former RFX employee said the collapse left many brokers in “rebuilding mode”, struggling to preserve credibility with customers after carriers were approached by unpaid carriers demanding direct payment.

In previous coverage, FreightWaves reported that court documents allege R&R and affiliates racked up as much as $65 million in unpaid trade debts before collapsing, a figure that includes unpaid invoices to carriers, brokers and vendors.

For many small trucking companies, the consequences have been immediate.

“The bond is only $75,000,” the former RFX employee said, referring to the FMCSA freight broker bond required by federal law. “That gets eaten up quickly. After that, carriers are left chasing payment from shippers or eating the loss.”

FreightWaves has repeatedly requested comment from R&R Family of Companies, R&R Express and RFX regarding the Jimenez Logistics lawsuit and related litigation, but has not received a response. No bankruptcy filings have been confirmed as of publication.

The Jimenez Logistics case is still pending.

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