U.S. Steel Foreshadows Blue-Collar Pain With 2,700 Layoffs
U.S. Steel Corp. expects to lay off about 2,700 employees as the virus forces the company to idle most of its blast furnaces.
May 1, 2020Industry Leaders: Celadon Drivers, Others Recently Laid Off Likely to Find Work
Recent headlines concerning the trucking industry’s economy have been somewhat foreboding, but industry leaders are optimistic workers laid off can find new jobs.
December 12, 2019Employees of Closed Carrier LME Are Losing Hope They'll Get Paid
Two months after less-than-truckload carrier LME of New Brighton, Minn., abruptly shut down, former employees told Transport Topics that they have not received back pay and bonuses they were promised, and fear they may never see this money.
September 11, 2019Schneider Lays Off 107 Workers in California
Schneider National Carriers will lay off 107 employees at a Fontana, Calif., distribution terminal, the result of a failed home-delivery operation it launched three years ago.
August 30, 2019Comcar Industries Looks to Hire Former LME Drivers
Two weeks after LME Inc. abruptly shut down its trucking operations in the Upper Midwest, leaving several hundred employees, including drivers, without jobs, another trucking company is looking to hire those drivers.
July 22, 2019Minnesota Carrier LME Abruptly Closes Doors
New Brighton, Minn., carrier LME abruptly shut down 30 delivery terminals July 11, leaving hundreds of workers laid off with no notice and at least some unpaid.
July 12, 2019A Trucking Industry Veteran's Family Comments on Bygone Age at New England Motor Freight
Ashley Casiano writes about the larger issues surrounding her father's job loss when New England Motor Freight ceased operation.
June 24, 2019Nestle US Unit to Cut 4,000 Jobs by Stopping Direct-to-Store Delivery
Nestle SA’s U.S. unit will lay off about 4,000 workers as it stops delivering frozen pizza and ice cream directly to stores and instead transitions to a warehouse model that’s becoming an industry standard for major food companies looking to trim costs.
May 7, 2019Falcon Transport Faces Employee Lawsuit After Closure
A Youngstown, Ohio-based trucking company laid off about 550 employees on April 27, only a year and a half after being purchased by a Los Angeles investment firm, and is now facing an employee lawsuit.
May 3, 2019Ryder to Shutter California Distribution Center, Lay Off 145 Workers
Trucking and logistics company Ryder System will cease operations at its Moreno Valley, Calif., distribution center, leading to layoffs for 145 employees there.
April 8, 2019