According to FreightWaves, a new round of layoffs and facility closures is rippling through the U.S. freight economy, affecting approximately 1,850 workers across 15 companies in Texas, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Alabama, Indiana, and Massachusetts.
Amazon Delivery Contractors Cut Hundreds of Jobs
4XH Logistics LLC, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner based in the San Antonio area, is shutting down operations after its contract with Amazon ended, eliminating 230 jobs. Layoffs are scheduled to begin Nov. 6 and conclude Nov. 19, according to WARN filings and local reports. Company President Gabriel Hilario confirmed the loss of the Amazon contract triggered the closure.
Eagles Delivery LLC reported 115 job cuts in Roanoke, Texas, with a WARN notice filed on Sept. 8 and layoffs effective Sept. 12. Meanwhile, P1 Logistics LLC expects to permanently cease operations in Littleton, Massachusetts, affecting 77 employees — including 74 delivery associates and 3 managers — from Oct. 24 through Dec. 23.
Ardor Delivery Services filed a WARN notice for 179 employees in Centerville, Ohio, listing the action as a closure effective Nov. 26. Similarly, Capstone Delivery Inc. is closing its South Gate, California, operation — impacting 106 employees beginning Nov. 21 — identified in the filing as a permanent plant closure in the transportation and warehousing sector.
Logistics Providers Close Facilities
CJ Logistics America plans to close its Newville, Pennsylvania, logistics facility, affecting 56 employees. The approximately 1.1 million-square-foot site — food-grade certified and used for warehousing and logistics services — is scheduled to close on Oct. 31, per the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Kenco Logistic Services is closing its Northampton, Pennsylvania, facility, affecting 52 employees, with reductions beginning Nov. 16 and continuing through April 1, 2027. Earlier this year, Kenco also announced 86 jobs would be eliminated at its Charlotte, North Carolina, warehouse following the loss of a customer contract; those layoffs were scheduled for completion by May 17.
Postal Center International, which provides mail, fulfillment, and logistics services, reported the closure of its Brownsburg, Indiana, operation, affecting 151 employees.
Food Producers Reduce Workforces
Ruiz Foods, one of the nation’s largest frozen Mexican food manufacturers, announced 176 layoffs at its Dinuba, California, operation — including 6 workers laid off between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9, and 170 positions scheduled for elimination on Nov. 4. Ruiz Foods President and CEO Kimberli Carroll stated the reductions were necessary to align production capacity with anticipated customer demand. The Dinuba plant, which employs about 1,400 workers, will remain open.
FPL Food LLC is eliminating 179 positions at its Augusta, Georgia, operation, with its WARN notice filed on Aug. 31 and the permanent reduction in force set to take effect on Oct. 31. Flagstone Foods plans to eliminate 98 jobs in Dothan, Alabama, beginning Oct. 22, while CTI Foods Bean LLC is permanently closing its Saginaw, Texas, operation, eliminating 66 jobs on Nov. 9.
Building Products and Packaging Operations Also Affected
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is indefinitely curtailing oriented strand board production at its Jasper, Texas, facility, affecting 150 workers starting Oct. 2. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the company stated it expects to incur approximately $4 million to $6 million in severance and other one-time costs associated with the action during 2026.
Packaging Corporation of America is closing its Gas City, Indiana, manufacturing operation, eliminating 72 jobs, with the closure listed as effective Nov. 2. Pepsi Beverages is cutting 143 jobs at its Hyattsville, Maryland, operation, with the Maryland Department of Labor listing the action as a mass layoff with no recall, effective Nov. 13.
Source: FreightWaves
Compiled from international media by the SCI.AI editorial team.
