A national trucking company has abruptly closed its doors, leaving about 200 jobs at risk and customers waiting for orders.
XL Express, a transport and logistics company which has been delivering packages out of its brisbane, sydney and melbourne sites for the past 35 years, went into voluntary administration on Friday along with all of its 16 related companies across distribution, logistics and staffing.
The company started in Brisbane in 1990 and managed deliveries for homes and businesses.
Administrators Kelly-Anne Trenfield, Joanne Dunn and Ross Blakely from FTI Consulting were appointed to the entities under the XL Express Group.
They are conducting an “urgent assessment of the business to consider its continued viability”, a statement from FTI Consulting said.
“Where services are unable to be fulfilled, arrangements are being made for customers to collect their goods held in XL Express Group distribution centres.”
The administrators will investigate the financial position of companies and provide a report to creditors.
The abrupt closure without notice left customers in the lurch with one telling News Corp Australia as it was unfolding ‘we’ve only managed to get one phone call through and the person just said…