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Arrow Trucking shutdown strands drivers
Snip: Company drivers learned of the shutdown when the Tulsa, Okla.-based company canceled its fuel credit cards on Tuesday, according to published reports. The company sent workers at its headquarters home Wednesday and by Thursday its phones were not operating and Web site was shut down. Truckload carrier Schneider National issued a statement Thursday saying its trucks and drivers would offer rides home, “or as close to home as possible,” to an estimated 1,400 drivers who may have been stranded by Arrow’s abrupt action.
Cleveland sends safety force layoff notices
The city of Cleveland has sent layoff notices to more than 100 police, fire and emergency medical technician employees to help balance the budget.
Humvee factory in Indiana to cut 250 jobs
AM General Corp. is laying off 250 workers from the Indiana factory where it builds Humvees because the U.S. military is buying fewer of the vehicles.
Franklini braces for paper mill layoffs
The mill is scheduled to close in the spring of 2010, putting 1,100 people out of work. The first round of layoffs is expected to happen right after Christmas.
North Webster to lose 190 jobs
North Webster's economy will take another big hit when Trane Commercial Systems closes its doors in May, eliminating 190 salaried and hourly jobs.