Q1 ends with thousands more freight layoffs

The company did not specify a reason for the layoffs in state filings. It opened a 663,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Dallas in 2017.

Chewy is dually headquartered in Plantation, Florida, and Boston. The company has over 18,000 employees.

In addition to Dallas, Chewy has fulfillment centers in Phoenix; Louisville, Kentucky; and Pittston, Pennsylvania. 

Online meal kit provider HelloFresh announced it is closing a distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, and eliminating 273 jobs.

Staffing agency ManpowerGroup US Inc., a contractor for HelloFresh, announced earlier this year it was closing a distribution facility March 28 in Irving, Texas, and laying off 173 workers. 

Berlin-based HelloFresh has seen reduced customer demand for its products over the past year. HelloFresh operates in 16 countries and has over 21,000 employees.

ManpowerGroup US Inc. recently announced it was closing three distribution facilities in Illinois that it operated for Factor, an online meal kit provider and subsidiary of HelloFresh.

Manufacturing companies lose over 1,200 jobs

The manufacturing industry in the U.S., Canada and Mexico saw widespread layoffs including auto parts suppliers, farm equipment and railcar manufacturers, and a semiconductor chip maker.

Milgard Manufacturing announced it was closing its window manufacturing plant in Ventura, California, and laying off 397 workers.

Officials for Milgard told the Ventura County Star they are shifting production from the California plant to a facility in Phoenix.

Tacoma, Washington-based Milgard Manufacturing has 1,400 employees and facilities in Sacramento and Temecula, California, and Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Trinity Rail has laid off about 300 workers from a railcar factory in Sabinas, Mexico, according to media outlets in Mexico.

Trinity Rail told Mexican authorities it will temporarily lay off 15% of its Sabinas workforce while the company adjusts to slower demand in the market.

Trinity Rail, based in Dallas, is part of Trinity Industries, a provider of rail transportation products and services in North America.

In addition to its factory in Sabinas, Trinity Rail operates a factory in Monclova, Mexico.

Sabinas is about 79 miles from Eagle Pass, Texas, the primary border crossing Trinity uses for railcar deliveries from its manufacturing facilities in Mexico, according to a news release.

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

Winnipeg, Canada-based Eascan Automation Inc. recently laid off about 23 employees, as demand for its products is slowing amid uncertainty about U.S. tariffs, company officials said.

Jason Andres, general manager of Eascan Automation Inc., said there has been a slowdown that began around the time Donald Trump was reelected president.

The company, which provides custom-built machines to manufacturers, has lost $3 million to $4 million in orders, Andres said.

“A lot of companies are saying, ‘OK, we don’t need a robot this year. We can wait another year,’” Andres told CBC.

Company	City	Type	Reason	Layoff date	Number of layoffs
Chewy Inc.	Dallas	Online retailer of pet food and pet-related products	Closing fulfillment center	June 28	674
Amscan Inc.	Chester, New York	Party supply manufacturer	Closing distribution center/Chapter 11 bankruptcy	March 21	471
Milgard Manufacturing	Ventura, California	Window manufacturer	Plant closure	May 27	397
Trinity Rail	Sabinas, Mexico	Railcar manufacturing, leasing	Restructuring	March 28	300
HelloFresh	Distribution warehouse closing in Grand Prairie, Texas	Online meal kit provider	Company restructuring	May 13	273
SPS Technologies	Jenkintown, Pennsylvania	Aerospace parts maker	Fire damaged plant Feb. 17	May 18	251
Microchip	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Semiconductor chip manufacturer	Restructuring	May 6	238
FedEx	Lebanon, Tennessee	Parcel carrier	Unspecified	May 30	217
Akasol Inc.	Hazel Park and Warren, Michigan	EV battery manufacturer	Closing two plants	July 31	188
Lippert Components Inc.	Chesaning, Michigan	Auto parts manufacturer	Plant closing	June 30	159
Evergreen Packaging	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Food and beverage packaging maker	Plant closure	April	153
Meati Foods	Thornton, Colorado	Food producer	Plant closure	May 6	150
ManpowerGroup US Inc.	Aurora, Burr Ridge, Lake Zurich, Illinois	Food supply chain services provider	Decline in demand	March 28	138
Forvia-Faurecia	Apodaca, Mexico	Automotive parts supplier	Decline in demand	March 30	120
Barrette Outdoor Living	Egg Harbor City, New Jersey	Manufacturer	Unspecified	July 1	120
Ryder	Hutchins, Texas	Transportation provider	Unspecified	March 6	110
Summit Delivery Solutions	Taunton, Massachusetts	Amazon delivery service partner	Unspecified	March 31	101
Penske Logistics	Aurora, Illinois	Transportation provider	Unspecified	March 31	96
National Distribution Centers	Fairburn, Georgia	Supply chain logistics provider	Closing distribution center	April 19	90
Amazon	Manassas, Virginia	E-commerce company	Closing delivery station	May 13	88
FedEx	Jacksonville, Florida	Parcel carrier	Lost contract	May 31	87
Conagra Brands Inc.	Fennville, Michigan	Consumer packaged goods company	Closing pie filling plant	June 30	85
Bell-Carter Foods	Corning, California	Olive producer, supplier	Unspecified	May 9	84
Primo Brands Inc.	Layoffs at four facilities in California and one in Florida	Beverage supplier	Restructuring	July 1	82
Quiet Logistics Inc.	Chicago	Transportation, logistics provider	Unspecified	May 23	76
Maersk	Perris, California	Shipping and logistics company	Lost contract	April 30	75
National Distribution Centers	Orlando, Florida	Supply chain logistics provider	Closing distribution center	June 30	73
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.	Momence, Illinois	Food producer, supplier	Plant closure	March 11	69
Stockton Recycling	Stockton, California	Beverage container recycling	Company sold, plant closing	May 4	69
Hatco Inc.	Longview, Texas	Hat manufacturer	Ceasing operations	March 6	68
Oxbow International Corp.	Clear Lake, Wisconsin	Farm equipment manufacturer	Restructuring	June 6	68
Country Pure Foods	Houston	Juice maker, supplier	Closing production facility	March 12	60
Animal Supply Company LLC	Suwanee, Georgia	Pet food maker, distributor	Decline in demand	March 4	57
The HC Cos.	Sparks, Nevada	Plant containers, commercial planters manufacturer	Unspecified	June 13	57
DHL	Taunton, Massachusetts	Parcel carrier	Unspecified	Aug. 8	52
Pretium Packaging	Jacksonville, Florida	Plastic container manufacturer	Plant closure	June 30	48
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits	Lafayette, Louisiana	Wine distributor	Relocation of distribution center	May 14	48
Peco Pallet Inc.	Chicago	Pallet maker, provider	Plant closure	March 19	46
Eascan Automation Inc.	Winnipeg, Canada	Industrial robotics manufacturer	Decline in demand	March 26	23
Mauser Packaging Solutions	Baltimore	Industrial packaging manufacturer	Plant closure	May 16	22
GSC Wholesale LLC	Houston	Trucking company	Outsourcing positions	April 30	21
Nogin Commerce LLC	New York	E-commerce technology provider	Unspecified	March 16	20
San Jose Distribution Services	San Jose, California	Transportation, warehousing provider	Ceasing operations	April 30	17
Cross Docking & Warehouse Services	Nogales, Arizona	Transportation, warehousing provider	Unspecified	March 24	10

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