Mass layoffs

Alan Adler Thursday, March 30, 2023

Exclusive: TuSimple needs to win markets, customers as it stabilizes

Settling multiple distractions surrounding TuSimple was Cheng Lu’s priority when he returned as CEO in November.

Alan Adler Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Current TuSimple employees discuss their work after mass layoffs

It’s been three months since TuSimple fired a quarter of its workforce. Three of those who survived the cuts talked with FreightWaves.

Brandon Cafferky Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Daily Infographic: Planned Amazon layoffs could hamper e-commerce, logistics

Planned Amazon layoffs could hamper e-commerce, logistics

Clarissa Hawes Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Mass firing blindsides former UFI employees, truck drivers

Former employees of United Furniture Industries say they were caught unaware overnight after receiving word they were not to report to work Tuesday because their jobs were being immediately terminated “due to unforeseen business circumstances.”

Clarissa Hawes Monday, February 24, 2020

Exclusive: Mass layoffs reported after Starsky Robotics fails to find buyer, investors

A skeleton crew remains after autonomous trucking startup Starsky Robotics fails to find a buyer or new investors, according to a former executive.

Noi Mahoney Friday, October 11, 2019

Letter Ride LLC, an Amazon delivery partner, cuts almost 900 jobs in Texas and California

Letter Ride LLC, a delivery service provider for Amazon, is cutting 423 positions at facilities across Texas. The company is eliminating jobs at its facilities in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth […]

Clarissa Hawes Monday, September 30, 2019

Roadrunner downsizes dry van business, announces closures of five terminals, mass layoffs at five other locations

Truck drivers and employees for Rich Logistics, which is owned by Roadrunner Transportation Systems, were notified by letter on September 30 from the company’s president that it was closing five terminals and significantly reducing its workforce at five locations.