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Trucking firm closes 2 operating centers

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 6:26 a.m.
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ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Trucking giant Schneider National is closing two operating centers, one in Wisconsin and the other in Ohio.

Fifty jobs will be eliminated when Schneider National closes a fuel and maintenance center in Green Bay, where the company is headquartered. The trucking firm says it's also closing a center in Seville, Ohio, where 55 jobs will be lost.

Schneider National has 24 similar operating centers around the country. It employs about 19,000 worldwide.




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dogs_rule
Sep 17, 2009 at 6:52 a.m.
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That's not good when the cut rate carriers start cutting back. These guys and others like JB Hunt are the Walmart of the trucking industry, putting owner operators out of business.

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