The 10 Roads group of companies — one of the largest U.S. mail haulers — has notified employees that it will wind down all operations over the next 60 days and terminate its postal contracts by Jan. 30, according to an internal email sent to workers on Monday.
The memo states that the U.S. Postal Service received 60 days’ notice from 10 Roads earlier in the day confirming the company’s intent to discontinue service and complete the remaining contract period through January. 10 Roads told employees it plans to maintain “the same dedicated and timely service” through the shutdown period.
“If you are receiving this email you are likely affected by this announcement,” the message reads, adding that additional information will follow within the next 1–2 days.
10 Roads Express, headquartered in Cincinnati, operates thousands of trucks and employs drivers across the U.S. under several affiliated entities.
The company has recently been locked in a labor dispute with the Teamsters, which launched a multistate strike involving hundreds of mail-haul drivers beginning in February. Talks were reportedly nearing resolution earlier this year, though it is unclear whether the shutdown is connected to the labor standoff.
The company did not immediately respond to FreightWaves’ request for comment. FreightWaves will update this story as more information becomes available.
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