If you’ve searched for USF Holland recently and found mixed results — some directories showing it as active, others suggesting it’s gone — you’re not alone. The situation is actually straightforward once you understand the context. This article covers when USF Holland shut down, why it happened, what became of its terminals and employees, and why old listings still show up online.
USF Holland Is No Longer in Business
The short answer is yes — USF Holland went out of business. The company ceased operations in July 2023. This was not a temporary pause, a rebrand, or a move to a new location. It was a full shutdown.
The FMCSA SAFER system, which tracks the status of freight carriers in the United States, lists USF Holland LLC as INACTIVE. That’s the clearest official confirmation that the company is not operating as a carrier today.
If you’ve seen conflicting information elsewhere, it’s likely coming from outdated business directory profiles — not from any active freight operation. More on that below.
Yellow Corporation’s Bankruptcy Caused the Shutdown
USF Holland did not collapse on its own. By 2023, it was operating as a division and subsidiary of Yellow Corporation, one of the largest trucking companies in U.S. history. When Yellow went down, so did USF Holland.
Yellow Corporation filed voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions on August 6, 2023, after nearly 100 years in business. Before the formal filing, Yellow had already announced it “ceased operations” — a decision that covered all of its freight brands, including USF Holland and Holland Freight.
This is an important distinction. USF Holland did not make a separate decision to close. The shutdown was driven entirely by Yellow Corporation’s financial collapse. Yahoo Finance reported that Holland Freight was among the subsidiaries shuttered when Yellow Corp fell apart.
Yellow had been struggling with debt, labor disputes, and operational issues for years before the final collapse. The end came quickly. Terminals stopped moving freight, employees were let go, and the entire network went dark within a short window in the summer of 2023.
What Happened to USF Holland’s Terminals and Physical Assets
When a company shuts down through bankruptcy, its physical assets don’t just disappear. They get sold off — usually through a structured liquidation process overseen by the bankruptcy court. That’s exactly what happened with USF Holland’s terminals and equipment.
At least one former USF Holland truck terminal was sold for $15.5 million. The North Lima terminal, according to Business Journal Daily, closed because of its parent company’s bankruptcy and was later sold through bankruptcy-related transactions.
The sale of a terminal is not evidence that USF Holland is still running. Think of it this way: when a store chain closes all its branches, the buildings don’t disappear — they eventually get sold to new buyers. The sale of the building has nothing to do with whether the business is still operating. It isn’t.
Not every terminal was sold at the same time. Asset liquidation happened in stages after operations stopped. Some locations may still have been going through that process for months after the July 2023 shutdown.
Why Old USF Holland Listings Still Appear Online
This is probably the main reason people get confused. You search for USF Holland, and you find a BBB profile, a Yelp page, or some freight directory listing that looks like the company might still be around. Phone numbers, addresses, even employee counts — all still visible.
Here’s the thing: business directories rarely remove listings when a company closes. They are historical records by default, not live status trackers. A BBB profile or a NAICS company page can sit online for years after a business has shut its doors.
USF Holland operated for decades in the freight industry. That means it built up a large footprint of directory entries, cached web pages, and company profiles over time. All of that data stays online unless someone actively takes it down — and nobody is managing that process for a bankrupt company.
The NAICS profile for USF Holland LLC shows older data tied to its Holland, Michigan headquarters. That’s useful background if you’re researching the company’s history. It is not a signal that the company is currently accepting freight shipments.
If you need to verify whether any freight carrier is active, go directly to the FMCSA SAFER database and search by company name or DOT number. USF Holland shows as INACTIVE there. That’s the source to trust — not a Yelp page or a cached Google result.
What Happened to USF Holland Employees
The shutdown had a significant impact on workers. USF Holland’s freight operations employed drivers, dock workers, dispatchers, and administrative staff across multiple terminals. When Yellow Corporation ceased operations, those jobs ended along with the business.
Yellow’s collapse was one of the largest freight industry shutdowns in recent U.S. history. Thousands of workers across all of Yellow’s brands — including USF Holland — lost their jobs in a compressed timeframe. The Teamsters union, which represented many of the workers, had been involved in ongoing labor negotiations before the collapse, which added another layer of difficulty to an already troubled situation.
Some former USF Holland employees found work with other carriers. The freight industry was still active in 2023, and competitors were hiring. But the transition was abrupt, and not everyone landed immediately in a new role.
If you’re a former employee trying to track down records, W-2s, or pension information, you’ll likely need to go through the bankruptcy court process or contact the relevant benefits administrators directly. The company itself no longer has functioning HR operations.
Is Holland Freight the Same as USF Holland?
This comes up often. The short answer is that they are closely related — essentially the same operation under slightly different names used at different points in the company’s history.
USF Holland was the name used when the company operated under USFreightways before Yellow Corporation acquired it. After the acquisition, it continued operating under the Holland Freight and USF Holland names depending on context. By the time Yellow collapsed in 2023, the brand was part of the same unified shutdown that ended all of Yellow’s freight operations.
Neither USF Holland nor Holland Freight is currently accepting shipments or running as an independent carrier.
What This Means If You Were a Customer
If you were using USF Holland for LTL (less-than-truckload) freight and you’re looking for a replacement carrier, you’ll need to find a new provider. USF Holland is not coming back under new ownership — at least not based on anything that has been publicly reported.
Several regional and national LTL carriers are still operating and took on business that previously moved through Yellow’s network. Estes Express, Old Dominion, Saia, and XPO are among the carriers that were active during and after Yellow’s collapse.
For business owners trying to make sense of how major carriers rise and fall — and what that means for supply chain planning — resources like InBiz cover these kinds of industry developments in practical terms worth bookmarking.
The Bottom Line
USF Holland is out of business. It stopped operations in July 2023 when its parent company, Yellow Corporation, announced it had ceased operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2023.
The FMCSA lists USF Holland as INACTIVE. Former terminals have been sold off through bankruptcy proceedings. Employees were let go. There is no version of the company currently running freight operations.
If you see an old listing online that suggests otherwise, treat it as a stale directory record — not current information. The FMCSA SAFER database is always the right place to check a carrier’s real status. In this case, the status is clear: USF Holland is no longer in business.
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