Quotation: Auszug aus dem DVZ Frank Hanselmann was appointed as interim insolvency administrator. The three companies concerned for the forwarding, logistics and automotive with a total of 344 employees. The possible causes were the “dismissal of orders on a large scale” as well as the increased costs for fuel and the toll. However, the insolvency administrator is confident to find a solution to continue the business. Quotation: Bermes Logistik has 1 According to Hans-Josef Bermes, the company had lost its job. The company was no longer to be saved after a restructuring plan had failed. As a further reason for the loss of a large customer, for which the company had built a large warehouse, and the increased costs. Quotation: The bankruptcies are part of an entire insolvency series in the industry. Starting with Ricö, Friedrich Schulze, the freight forwarding company Bestand und die Spedition Lohse followed. This picture is also supported by the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office. In July, 8.5 per cent more companies reported insolvency than in the same period last year. And Hans-Josef Bermes is sure that even more bankruptcies follow in the transport sector: “The colleagues have to get dressed warmly.