Layoffs hit over 14,300 workers tied to freight sectors in US, Canada, Mexico

In WARN notices, Harvest Sherwood cited “rising costs and a diminished market for its products” as the reasons for the shutdown.

The company, one of the largest meat and seafood distributors in the country, has facilities in Michigan, Florida and Oregon.

Farm giant Cargill Inc. will close a Springdale, Arkansas, turkey processing plant with 1,100 workers on Aug. 1, the company announced Jan. 28.

Minneapolis-based Cargill has not confirmed why it’s shutting down the Springdale facility but said production is being shifted to processing plants in Missouri and Virginia.

In December, Cargill announced it would be reducing its global workforce by 5% as a long-term strategy “to strengthen Cargill’s impact,” The Associated Press reported.

Grain producer and distributor Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) posted its lowest fourth-quarter profit in six years last month and said it would eliminate up to 700 workers to streamline its operations.

Chicago-based ADM has a global workforce of more than 40,000. The company has not specified where it would be conducting layoffs. In the U.S, ADM has locations in 11 states.

Related: Layoffs hit more than 7,100 workers tied to freight industry in US, Canada

Automotive sector sees over 2,000 job cuts

The automotive industry in the U.S. and Mexico saw widespread layoffs in January and February due streamlining operations, weaker sales and a slowing transition to electric vehicles.

In February, electric truck maker Nikola Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after years of struggling financially.

The Phoenix-based manufacturer of zero-emissions trucks was founded in 2014 by Trevor Milton. The founder resigned shortly after and was later convicted of securities fraud and wire fraud in 2022 for misleading investors about Nikola’s technology and operations.

As part of its bankruptcy filing, Nikola Corp. said it plans to lay off over 900 workers in Arizona and California.

Goodyear Tires plans to cut about 850 jobs at a plant in Danville, Virginia, by the end of the year.

The Akron, Ohio-based company said the cuts are part of a plan to repurpose the Danville facility for rubber mixing and aviation tire production.

Bridgestone Tires plans to close its truck and bus radial tire plant in LaVergne, Tennessee, by July 31. The closure will impact 700 workers.

The closure is related to the plant’s age, along with shifting production to its facility in Morrison, Tennessee.

General Motors laid off 800 workers at a plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, due to operational adjustments, the company said.

“With the goal of increasing operational efficiency at General Motors Ramos Arizpe, starting on January 20, the Assembly Plant returned to a two-shift operation,” GM told Mexico Business News.

On Monday, Volkswagen laid off 156 workers from its operation in Puebla, Mexico. The company said the workforce reduction was due to switching to a new parts supplier and streamlining production at its assembly plant.

3PLs and trucking companies also report layoffs

DHL Supply Chain plans to close a facility in Union City, Georgia, and lay off 614 employees, according to a state filing.

The facility is near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and the job reductions will take effect starting April 6. The company did not provide a reason for the closure.

Smart & Final Logistics is cutting 217 workers from a logistics warehouse operation in Riverside, California. The layoffs will be finalized April 21. The company did not provide a reason for the worker reduction.

Parcel carrier UPS is closing facilities in Maryland and Florida, eliminating 146 jobs.

Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel Inc. is closing two facilities in Illinois and California, resulting in 109 job cuts.

Carriers announcing recent layoffs include SDK Logistics, 10 Roads Express and Together Logistics LLC.

Canada pantyhose maker said tariffs caused furloughs

Montreal-based pantyhose-maker Sheertex is temporarily laying off 40% of its staff partly due to tariffs the U.S. has placed on Canadian goods, the CBC reported.

Sheertex CEO Katherine Homuth said the company does about 85% of its sales in the U.S. and  her business would be hurt by the 25% tariff, as well as the removal of the de minimis exemption.

Company	City	Type	Reason	Layoff date	Number of layoffs
Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors	Closing distribution facilities in California, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio and Oregon	Food distributor	Ceasing operations	April 21	1,500
Cargill Inc.	Closing plant in Springdale, Arkansas	Agribusiness	Decline in demand	Aug. 1	1,100
Joann Fabric and Crafts	Closing distribution centers in Alabama, California, Ohio	Retailer	Chapter 11 bankruptcy	June 13	925
Nikola Corp.	Closing plants in Arizona and facilities in California	Electric truck maker	Chapter 11 bankruptcy	April 20	906
Goodyear Tires	Reorganizing plant in Danville, Virginia	Tire manufacturer	Restructuring	End of 2025	850
General Motors	Layoffs at a plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico	Auto manufacturer	Restructuring	Jan. 20	800
Archer-Daniels-Midland	Layoffs across global locations	Food processing, distribution	Decline in demand	End of 2025	700
Bridgestone Tires	LaVergne, Tennessee	Tire manufacturer	Plant closure	July 31	700
International Paper	Plant closures in Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania	Paper, packaging maker	Decline in demand	End of April	674
DHL Supply Chain	Closing facility in Union City, Georgia	Third-party logistics provider	Customer decision	April 6	614
Foster Farms Inc.	Closing facility in Turlock, California	Agribusiness	Decline in demand	May 9	519
Perdue Farms	Closing facility in Monterey, Tennessee	Agribusiness	Decline in demand	March 28	433
Panera Bread	Closing two baking facilities in Ontario, Stockton, California	Restaurant chain	Restructuring	Feb. 14	350
S&S Activewear	Closing distribution centers in California, Pennsylvania	Wholesale distributor	Restructuring	Oct. 15	335
Frito-Lay	Closing plant in Liberty, New York	Food company	Decline in demand	May 21	287
Smart & Final Logistics	Layoff from logistics warehouse in Riverside, California	Third-party logistics arm of grocery chain	Unspecified	April 21	217
Animal Supply Company	Closure of plant, distribution centers in Illinois, Texas	Pet food maker, distributor	Decline in demand	April 7	204
US Farathane	Troy, Michigan	Auto parts maker	Plant closing	June 30	180
GXO	Closing two separate warehouses in Mechanicsburg and Middletown, Pennsylvania	Third-party logistics provider	Unspecified	March 12, April 15	176
Veyer LLC	Closing warehouses in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota	Third-party logistics provider	Unspecified	April 28	175
Sheertex	Montreal, Canada	Panty-hose maker	Furloughs related to tariffs	Feb. 5	140
Radial Inc.	Closing e-commerce fulfillment warehouse Locust Grove, Georgia	Third-party logistics provider	Loss of client	April 19	164
Vanity Fair Distribution Center	Closing warehouse in Monroeville, Alabama	Apparel distributor	Unspecified	April 28	156
Volkswagen	Layoffs from a parts supplier in Puebla, Mexico	Auto manufacturer	Restructuring	March 3	156
Neovia Logistics Distribution	Fullerton, California	Logistics company	Ceasing operations	April 20	145
UPS	Los Angeles, California	Parcel carrier	Facility closing	May 1	144
Columbus Craft Meats/Hormel Foods	Plant closing in Hayward, California	Food processor/distributor	Restructuring	March 15	125
US Foods Inc.	Closing warehouse in Sacramento, California	Food distributor	Restructuring	April 6	118
Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.	Hayward, California	Food and beverage manufacturing	Unspecified	April 12	116
Michigan Spring & Stamping	Muskegon, Michigan	Auto parts manufacturer	Plant closing	March 14	116
Kuehne + Nagel Inc.	Urbana, Illinois, and Torrance, California	Global logistics provider	Lost contracts	April 30	109
Rex Forge	Plantsville, Connecticut	Auto parts maker	Plant closing	Feb. 24	103
Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate	Closing factory in Hazleton, Pennsylvania	Manufacturer	Decline in demand	May 30	102
SDK Logistics	Orland, California	Parcel carrier	Ceasing operations	March 30	100
FedEx Corp.	Blountville, Tennessee	Parcel carrier	Facility closure	March 31	88
10 Roads Express	Multiple across Illinois	Trucking company	Lost contract	March 23	84
Bronco Wine Co./Bivio Transport and Logistics	Ceres, California	Winery and transportation provider	Decline in demand	Feb. 6	81
UPS	Gaithersburg, Maryland	Parcel carrier	Restructuring	April 22	81
Niagara Bottling	Diamond Bar, California	Bottled water supplier	Unspecified	April 15	73
U-line Corp.	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Household appliance manufacturing	Unspecified	Aug. 29	71
TC Transcontinental	Lenexa, Kansas	Packaging maker	Unspecified	Feb. 26	65
UPS	Hialeah, Florida	Parcel carrier	Restructuring	April 27	65
Southeastern Food Merchandisers	Pelham, Alabama	Food distributor	Unspecified	April 27	62
Together Logistics LLC	Los Angeles, California	Trucking company	Ceasing operations	Feb. 13	60
Planet Express	Los Angeles, California	Shipping and parcel transporter	Unspecified	April 5	50
Universal Logistics Intermodal	Fontana, California	Transportation and logistics provider	Facility closing	March 22	46
Badger Truck and Automotive Group	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Commercial truck dealership	Facility closure	April 4	40
WWL Vehicle Services America	Smyrna, Tennessee	Logistics and shipping provider	Restructuring	April 15	40
1 Click Logistics	Sacramento, California	Logistics and warehousing provider	Facility closing	March 31	12