Freight industry layoffs spread across California and Texas

Layoffs continue to hit the freight industry hard, with companies in California and Texas announcing more than 1,048 layoffs in the past week alone.
Companies announcing the cuts include UPS, FedEx, F&S Produce West LLC and Amazon.

UPS

UPS plans to cut two shifts at a warehouse in West Sacramento, California, resulting in 355 job losses by mid-July.

Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS) said the layoffs are part of a companywide initiative that it described as “the largest network restructuring in UPS history,” according to The Sacramento Bee.

In April, UPS told investors it planned to cut about 20,000 jobs and close 73 facilities by the end of the year.

FedEx Supply Chain Logistics and Electronics

FedEx Supply Chain Logistics and Electronics (NYSE: FDX) said it will lay off 305 employees at its North Fort Worth, Texas, logistics center, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice filed with the state.

FedEx said the layoffs, which are expected to be completed by Oct. 25, are due to a customer moving to another facility and contracting with a new third-party logistics provider (3PL).

FedEx's North Fort Worth logistics center will continue to operate with 275 employees.

F&S Produce West LLC

F&S Produce West, a food and agricultural wholesaler, plans to cut 255 jobs at its facility in southeast Houston.

The company did not specify the reason for the layoffs in its WARN notice filed with the state. It is unclear whether the facility will continue to operate.

Representatives for F&S Produce West did not respond to a request for comment from FreightWaves.

L&T Precision

Specialty manufacturer L&T Precision plans to close a facility and lay off 81 employees in Poway, California, according to a WARN notice.

The facility, which specializes in manufacturing services for the aerospace and defense industry, will cease operations on Aug. 1.

The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FreightWaves.

Amazon 

According to WARN filings, Amazon is laying off 52 employees at four facilities in Sunnyvale, California.

The cuts include 33 employees from Amazon Lab126, an engineering and technology center, along with 19 employees from its technology and fulfillment centers in the city.

Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) did not provide a reason for the job cuts.

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Source: Phaata.com (According to Freight Waves)

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