A new round of layoffs and closures is hitting thousands of workers across manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, trucking and parcel networks.
International Motors will terminate 1,341 employees at two Springfield, Ohio, facilities by October.
Warehouse closures and bankruptcy filings hit more firms across trucking, logistics, intermodal and trailer businesses.
More than 1,200 workers are affected by recent logistics layoffs as several small freight operators file for bankruptcy.
Seattle-based logistics company Expeditors International is cutting more than 200 IT jobs.
Freight-sector bankruptcies and layoffs continued piling up in June as carriers and logistics providers cut costs.
Bankruptcy filings and WARN notices show freight companies are still battling tight margins despite signs of market recovery
Companies tied to transportation, warehousing, manufacturing and food logistics announced more than 5,000 layoffs stretching from California to Pennsylvania.
A major U.S. alcohol distributor is closing facilities and laying off almost 4,700 workers across seven states.
A new wave of layoffs across logistics providers highlights ongoing contract volatility and soft demand in key freight segments.
DSV is shutting down operations at a Texas distribution center after losing a contract, with 391 workers affected.
Layoffs across manufacturing and logistics operations signal companies are recalibrating supply chains amid shifting freight demand and industrial output.
UPS is using incentives to encourage parcel drivers to leave their jobs.
Logistics software maker WiseTech Global is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs in an AI-driven restructuring.
A U.S. district court in Boston has rejected a Teamsters union motion to stop UPS from buying out package car drivers in an effort to reduce excess capacity.
The latest bankruptcy filings underscore how the freight market’s uneven recovery is straining companies from trucking to manufacturing.
UPS has placed 22 unionized shipping stations on the chopping block, according to court documents discovered by FreightWaves.
UPS says a Teamster lawsuit seeking to stop it from offering a large buyout package to parcel drivers is without merit and should be dismissed by a district court.
Arrive Logistics trimmed its staff at its Toronto office as part of a strategic retooling of its Canadian operations.
Persistent weakness in freight demand is driving a growing list of layoffs across trucking, logistics and manufacturing.
