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Mass layoffs from freight-related jobs continue across US, Germany

Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S. and Germany.

More than 3,500 job cuts have been announced since April 30, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.

Since Jan. 1, more than 30,000 freight-related layoffs have been announced, impacting workers in food production and distribution, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and logistics.

Manufacturing, food production industries hit hard

Among the companies...

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Layoffs hit BNSF tech staff amid restructuring

BNSF Railway has laid off a portion of its technology services staff as part of a departmental restructuring effort.

While BNSF did not disclose specific numbers, the cuts are believed to have affected between 140 and 175 workers.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier is creating a division called “bnsf | tech” as part of what it describes as “a strategic initiative to transform the future of rail operations through innovation.” According to a prepared statement, this new organization “will be...

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Penske Logistics slashing 330 jobs in Missouri

Penske Logistics plans to permanently lay off 337 warehouse and other workers in Kinloch, Missouri, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice filed on Wednesday.

The layoffs are the result of losing a contract for warehousing services for supermarket chain Schnucks.

Kinloch is a suburb of St. Louis, where Schucks is headquartered.

“Penske Logistics employs approximately 337 individuals at this location,” according to the WARN notice. “Effective July 15, Penske...

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Trucking company with 41 drivers shuts down after dispute with bank

A 46-year-old Canadian trucking company has been put into receivership at the request of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), which said the carrier owes it $6.7 million.

Kingsley Trucking ceased operations on Thursday, the same day that the British Columbia Supreme Court placed the carrier into receivership due to the company’s being “unable to secure a transaction, financing, or other arrangement to address the defaults or repay the Indebtedness owing to the Bank,” according to court filings.

The...

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Mack Trucks plans layoffs at Pennsylvania, Maryland factories

Mack Trucks said Thursday it will lay off up to 450 workers from factories in Pennsylvania and Maryland due to the impact of tariffs and other economic factors.

The company will cut between 250 to 350 jobs at the Lehigh Valley Operations in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, over the next 90 days.

Mack Trucks will lay off between 50 to 100 workers from its factory in Hagerstown, Maryland, by May 2. This is in addition to 43 people already laid off earlier this year from the Hagerstown...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mack-trucks-plans-layoffs-at-pennsylvania-maryland-factories

Illinois trucking company with 250 drivers abruptly ceases operation

An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company has notified its 250 drivers that the carrier is ceasing operations immediately.

Truck drivers for LTI Trucking Services said they received a fleetwide message Wednesday stating the company was closing.

“After exhausting all possible options and careful consideration of our circumstances, we have made the difficult decision to close LTI Trucking Services,” read the message sent to drivers. 

LTI Trucking Services did not return a request for comment...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/illinois-trucking-company-with-250-drivers-abruptly-ceases-operation

Q1 ends with thousands more freight layoffs

Freight-related layoffs across North America continue to mount, with companies citing economic uncertainty, tariffs, declining demand and rising production costs as reasons for the job cuts.

There have been 5,608 job cuts over the past several weeks, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.

Since Jan. 1, almost 23,000 freight-related job cuts have been announced, impacting workers in autos, food distribution, manufacturing, transportation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/q1-ends-with-thousands-more-freight-layoffs

UPS to temporarily close Portland package facility for major retrofit

UPS plans to temporarily close its Swan Island package facility in Portland, Oregon, and lay off up to 244 workers as the integrated logistics carrier moves forward with consolidating and automating facilities under a network optimization strategy announced a year ago.

The parcel giant on Friday notified Oregon authorities that it will close the facility on June 20 and release 244 unionized workers, according to the Office of Workforce Investments.

That figure represents the total number of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-to-temporarily-close-portland-package-facility-for-major-retrofit

US, Canadian steelworkers hit with layoffs amid tariff uncertainty

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. said it will lay off more than 1,200 steel and mine workers in Michigan and Minnesota, citing market conditions and weak automotive production in the U.S.

The Cleveland-based steelmaker’s announcement comes after a steelmaker in Canada said it was eliminating about 140 workers’ jobs last month due to the effect of U.S. tariffs.

President Donald Trump imposed 25% steel and aluminum tariffs on all countries on March 12, which may go higher if the White House follows through...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-canadian-steelworkers-hit-with-layoffs-amid-tariff-uncertainty

2 major logistics firms plan layoffs in US, Europe

Geodis Logistics is closing a distribution center and laying off 426 workers in Monroe Township, New Jersey.

“The GEODIS facility in Monroe Township, New Jersey, will close in July 2025 due to a key customer moving operations to a GEODIS facility in Eastern Pennsylvania,” 

Lauren McKirgan, a company spokeswoman, told FreightWaves in an email.

Geodis did not disclose the name of that customer. The Monroe Township distribution center’s address is listed as 1 Costco Drive.


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