Top 250 fleet Graebel Van Lines closes doors

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Updated Jan 7, 2020
Graebel Van Lines announced March 22 it is ceasing operations, effective immediately.Graebel Van Lines announced March 22 it is ceasing operations, effective immediately.

Graebel Van Lines (No. 148 on the CCJ Top 250) is closing its doors, effective immediately, according to a post by the company to its creditors on March 22.

The company says in the post all of its assets and affiliates are subject to liens by a secured creditor.

According to CCJ Top 250 research, the 65-year-old household goods moving company had 875 drivers in 2015. The Washington Business Journal reports Graebel was sued by a California trucker who cited misclassification, and the lawsuit is seeking class-action status.

“We regret that the circumstances of recent months have led to this result, and we ask for your cooperation in our efforts to manage this liquidation with a minimum of administrative expense,” the company said in its letter to creditors.

Graebel Van Lines, based in Dallas, Texas, is no longer affiliated with Aurora, Colo.-based Gaebrel Cos., which sold the moving business in late 2014 to All My Sons Moving and Storage, according to the Washington Business Journal’s report.