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The trucking industry was hit with another round of job cuts recently – sidelining yet another group of owner-operators.
Dale Corum, general manager at Mercer Transportation confirmed to Land Line Magazine on Friday, March 6, that hundreds of owner-operators who were leased to the company, including some OOIDA members, were cut loose – adding to the casualties of the tough economic times facing the country.
“Unfortunately, this was something we had to do to keep our fleet healthy,” Corum told Land Line Magazine. “We are hoping that when the economic climate improves that we can call some of these guys back up and put them to work for us, but freight has to pick up a great deal before this happens.”
Corum, who has been with Mercer for 32 years, said the past three weeks have been the most “gut-wrenching” of his entire career there.
“I’ve known some of these guys for a long time, and you build these relationships. So it’s hard when you have to make these decisions that are going to put people out of work because these are real good people,” he said. “I hope they land on their feet.”
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Dale Corum, general manager at Mercer Transportation confirmed to Land Line Magazine on Friday, March 6, that hundreds of owner-operators who were leased to the company, including some OOIDA members, were cut loose – adding to the casualties of the tough economic times facing the country.
“Unfortunately, this was something we had to do to keep our fleet healthy,” Corum told Land Line Magazine. “We are hoping that when the economic climate improves that we can call some of these guys back up and put them to work for us, but freight has to pick up a great deal before this happens.”
Corum, who has been with Mercer for 32 years, said the past three weeks have been the most “gut-wrenching” of his entire career there.
“I’ve known some of these guys for a long time, and you build these relationships. So it’s hard when you have to make these decisions that are going to put people out of work because these are real good people,” he said. “I hope they land on their feet.”
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