Ryder (NYSE: R) is an American provider of transportation and supply chain management products. The company is best known for its fleet of rental trucks. This week, Ryder submitted two WARN notices with the Ohio Office of Workforce Development. The first letter explains that Ryder’s account at the Whirlpool facility in Groveport, Ohio will soon close.
The facility is located at 2235 Spiegel Road. The cessation of the company’s operations is expected to be permanent. The closure will become effective on May 4, 2019. It is anticipated that 20 workers will be laid off. The impacted workers will not have access to bumping rights. The full WARN notification is accessible here.
Another WARN notice reveals that Ryder’s account at the Whirlpool facility in Lockbourne, Ohio will be closing. That facility is located at 6241 Shook Road. Ryder’s operations are expected to cease on May 4, 2019. The cessation is expected to be permanent. As a result, it is believed that 76 employees will be laid off.
The workers do not have access to bumping rights. The full WARN notice can be found here.