New Lawsuit Alleges R&R and RFX Failed to Pay $264,000 in Freight Bills

As shippers continue to wonder why invoices from the R&R family of companies and related entities suddenly went unpaid, a lawsuit recently filed in Texas adds details to allegations that brokerage units continued to offer freight amid deepening 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 contracted transportation services in 2025 and early 2026, despite repeated demands for payment.

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

The defendants have not publicly responded to the allegations.

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.

Houston-based RFX LLC was a trucking and shipping company that offered refrigerated transportation throughout the United States.

The Jimenez Logistics case is one of several lawsuits filed against entities affiliated with R&R following the company’s operational 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 accounts payable, a category that includes carrier invoices and other supplier obligations.

Carriers and brokers have continued to post information about outstanding balances online, while others attempt to obtain payment directly from carriers.x

Jimenez Logistics alleges that when the freight was tendered, the defendants knew (or should have known) that they did not have the ability to pay for the services, but continued to arrange the transportation anyway.

The lawsuit asserts claims including breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

The complaint further 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 were unaware of the severity of R&R’s financial problems until very late, unlike staff at the Pittsburgh headquarters who saw warning signs earlier.

“We didn’t have the same visibility,” the former employee said. “The message we kept getting was that things were under control: that assets would be sold, debts would be paid and ratings would recover. But payments to operators kept getting worse.”

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

“That put agents and salespeople directly in the line of fire,” the former employee said. “Shippers came to us. Shippers called us. Relationships that took years to build burned down almost overnight.”

On January 11, RFX CEO Nate Lourie shared a post on social media indicating that his position at the R&R-owned company had been terminated. The RFX employee interviewed by FreightWaves said that was around the same time workers were told RFX was ceasing operations.

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

In previous coverage, FreightWaves reported that court filings allege that R&R and its affiliates racked up up to $65 million in unpaid trade accounts payable before collapsing, a figure that includes unpaid invoices to carriers, brokers and suppliers.

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 consumed quickly. After that, shippers are left chasing payment from carriers or taking the loss.”

FreightWaves has repeatedly requested comment from the 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 filing has been confirmed at the time of publication.

The Jiménez Logistics case is still pending.

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