A new round of layoffs and facility closures is rippling through the U.S. freight economy, with delivery contractors, logistics providers, food manufacturers and packaging companies announcing cuts affecting about 1,850 workers.

The latest Freight Distress Report includes job reductions or closures at 15 companies across Texas, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Alabama, Indiana and Massachusetts.

Several of the largest reductions are concentrated in transportation and logistics operations, including 4XH Logistics, Ardor Delivery Services, Postal Center International, Eagles Delivery and Capstone Delivery.

Others are hitting freight-generating manufacturing and food production operations, including Louisiana-Pacific, Ruiz Foods, FPL Food, Flagstone Foods and Packaging Corp. of America.

Amazon delivery contractors cut hundreds of jobs

Two delivery companies in Texas are eliminating a combined 345 positions.

San Antonio-area 4XH Logistics LLC, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner, is shutting down operations after its contract with Amazon ended, eliminating 230 jobs.

The layoffs are scheduled to begin Nov. 6 and conclude Nov. 19, according to WARN filings and local reports. Company President Gabriel Hilario said the loss of the Amazon contract resulted in the closure.

Eagles Delivery LLC also reported 115 job cuts in Roanoke, Texas. A WARN notice was filed Sept. 8, with the layoffs effective Sept. 12.

Another Amazon delivery contractor, P1 Logistics LLC, is expected to permanently cease operations in Littleton, Massachusetts.

The company notified Massachusetts officials that 77 employees would be affected, including 74 delivery associates and three managers. The reductions are scheduled from Oct. 24 through Dec. 23, according to state records.

In Ohio, Ardor Delivery Services filed a WARN notice affecting 179 employees in Centerville. The filing lists the action as a closure effective Nov. 26.

Capstone Delivery Inc. is also closing an operation in South Gate, California, affecting 106 employees beginning Nov. 21. The WARN filing identifies the action as a permanent plant closure in the transportation and warehousing sector.

Logistics providers close facilities

CJ Logistics America plans to close its logistics facility in Newville, Pennsylvania, affecting 56 employees.

The approximately 1.1 million-square-foot facility is scheduled to close Oct. 31, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The site is food-grade certified and provides warehousing and logistics services.

Kenco Logistic Services is closing a facility in Northampton, Pennsylvania, affecting 52 employees. The reductions are scheduled to begin Nov. 16 and continue through April 1, 2027, according to Pennsylvania’s WARN database.

Kenco separately announced earlier this year that it would eliminate 86 jobs at a Charlotte, North Carolina, warehouse after losing a customer contract. Those layoffs were scheduled to be completed by May 17, with another third-party logistics provider expected to take over operations at the facility.

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.

Six workers were laid off between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9, while another 170 positions are scheduled to be eliminated Nov. 4.

Ruiz Foods President and CEO Kimberli Carroll said the reductions were necessary to align production capacity with anticipated customer demand. The company said the Dinuba plant, which employs about 1,400 workers, will remain open.

FPL Food LLC is eliminating 179 positions at its Augusta, Georgia, operation. The company filed its WARN notice Aug. 31, with the permanent reduction in force scheduled to take effect Oct. 31.

Flagstone Foods, a private-label snack manufacturer, plans to eliminate 98 jobs in Dothan, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Workforce lists the action as a layoff beginning Oct. 22.

CTI Foods Bean LLC is permanently closing its Saginaw, Texas, operation, eliminating 66 jobs. The company filed a WARN notice Aug. 27, with the closure scheduled for Nov. 9.

Louisiana-Pacific curtails Texas production

Building-products manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is indefinitely curtailing oriented strand board production at its Jasper, Texas, facility, affecting 150 workers.

The curtailment is scheduled to begin Oct. 2. LP said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it expects to incur approximately $4 million to $6 million in severance and other one-time costs associated with the action during 2026.

The reduction could also have implications for truckload freight tied to construction materials, since oriented strand boards are widely used in residential and commercial construction.

Packaging operations also affected

Packaging Corp. of America is closing a manufacturing operation in Gas City, Indiana, eliminating 72 jobs.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development lists the closure as effective Nov. 2.

Pepsi Beverages is cutting 143 jobs at its Hyattsville, Maryland, operation. The Maryland Department of Labor lists the action as a mass layoff with no recall, effective Nov. 13.

The cuts come as freight-related layoffs continue to reach multiple parts of the supply chain — from production plants that generate truckload freight to warehouses, fulfillment operations and final-mile delivery contractors.

Layoffs and closures

Why it matters: The latest job reductions stretch across several freight-dependent sectors, signaling continued pressure not only on transportation employment but also on the manufacturers and distribution facilities that generate freight.

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