A wave of restructuring has swept across the US freight and logistics industry, with more than 5,183 workers affected by shutdowns, contract losses, and facility closures spanning at least 20 states. The layoffs hit warehouse operators, food logistics providers, trucking companies, and automotive suppliers in what industry observers describe as a continuation of post-pandemic supply chain normalization.
California-based FreshRealm, a ready-to-eat meal supplier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and cut more than 1,000 positions across facilities in California, New Jersey, and Texas following disruptions tied to a 2025 listeria outbreak. E-commerce giant Amazon temporarily shuttered a 1.3-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Homestead, Florida, for a two-year retrofit, displacing roughly 616 employees who were offered transfers. Third-party logistics providers GEODIS, DSV, and Ryder each filed WARN notices tied to customer contract losses in California, Illinois, and Wisconsin respectively.
Automotive-sector cuts added to the total, with Adient eliminating 210 jobs at its Athens, Tennessee, plant and Yanfeng cutting 153 workers in Chattanooga due to slowing vehicle production. Industrial manufacturer Milliken and Company announced closures in South Carolina and Georgia affecting 207 workers combined.
Fleet operators navigating workforce instability should consider investment in fleet management video training to reduce turnover-related knowledge gaps and standardize driver procedures across distributed operations.
Source: FreightWaves -- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-than-5100-freight-related-layoffs-hit-us-supply-chain-sector