UPS is continuing a nationwide downsizing effort by consolidating parcel distribution facilities, eliminating shifts, and closing underutilized sites to cut excess capacity and improve productivity. The latest actions include laying off 62 workers in Dallas, Texas, where a day shift is being eliminated, and shutting a facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, on September 23, with most employees expected to transfer to another location. Additionally, UPS closed a parcel center in Pocahontas, Arkansas, on August 8, though job impacts there were not disclosed.
These changes are part of a broader network reconfiguration aimed at eliminating 200 sortation centers over five years and increasing automation.
The restructuring follows other recent closures and layoffs, including 99 job cuts in Charlotte, North Carolina, in May and a temporary shutdown of a New Orleans facility in July that affected 177 workers. UPS leadership has acknowledged stagnant package volumes for nearly two years and is intentionally reducing low-margin business, including phasing out half of its work with Amazon. Overall, the company expects to operate with 20,000 fewer workers and is also offering voluntary separation packages to drivers, though uptake has been slow.
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