Freight Handlers, LLC Layoff — September 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGFlorida Department of Commerce· filed July 20, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: FL · 5 locations.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on July 20, 2026.
Industry: Transportation and Warehousing.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the FL state workforce agency.
Summary
Freight Handlers, LLC, a 35-year-old freight company, is exiting five locations and has cut 168 jobs. The company reduced its workforce as part of the closures of those five sites; the article frames this as an active workforce reduction rather than a future plan. No specific departments or cities for the affected locations were specified in the headline, nor was a precise date for the cuts provided. The downsizing reflects a significant consolidation of operations at the longstanding freight firm.
Freight Handlers, LLC disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the FL state workforce agency on July 20, 2026. The notice covers 168 employees in FL, with the layoff effective September 19, 2026.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 4 FL communities: County Line Roadlakeland, George Jenkins Blvd.lakeland, New Tampa Hwylakeland, Sawyer Roadsarasota.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Freight Handlers, LLC since September 2026, including 168 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.
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