Saddle Creek Plans to Lay Off 178 Employees in Plant City, Fla.
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What we know
Location: Plant City, Florida.
Department affected: warehouse (primarily forklift operators).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Saddle Creek Logistics Services submitted a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification to the Florida Department of Commerce stating it plans to lay off 178 employees at its Plant City location in October. The announcement was part of two WARN notices in the transportation and warehousing sector reported for Florida, the other being Postal Center International's closure affecting 181 workers. The filing indicates the layoffs are planned rather than already executed and provides a specific headcount for the planned reductions. No department-level details or reasons for the layoffs were provided in the notice; the state will update unemployment figures accordingly.
Saddle Creek Logistics Services cut 178 jobs in FL affecting its warehouse (primarily forklift operators) team as of October 15, 2026.
That is roughly 3% of the 6,000 people Saddle Creek Logistics Services employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 4 layoff events at Saddle Creek Logistics Services since June 2025, including 201 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 2 additional events known from news reporting.
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