Another one bites the dust

United Furniture Industries suddenly lays off all workers overnight, OTR drivers ordered to stop deliveries

I was familiar with this company and knew a couple of their drivers. About a 220 truck operation. So not a small operation. Based in three locations as well, BAM, just literally closed their doors overnight. Told all drivers out on the road to bring all the equipment back and they would be laid off as well. Immediately.

There’s gonna be many more of these. Getting ugly out there!

 

Yeah I might be taking my time delivering that trailer full of furniture back to the yard until I saw my last paycheck. Lol

 

“UFI Transportation was founded in 2005 with 20 trucks and 50 trailers and grew to a fleet of about 200 trucks and 700 trailers, according to the company website. The company acquired Lane Furniture in 2017. Over the summer of 2022, UFI fired its CEO, CFO and executive vice president of sales and laid off about 300 workers.”

 

Idk, It states right there in the article that they grew to have around 200 trucks and 700 trailers. How to 40 Drivers Dr. 200 trucks? Lol I must be missing something.

 

Yeah and if you hit it just wrong, you could be out like two weeks worth of full driving to the sum of like $4000 in backpay they might owe you. So in an indirect way, you are a creditor at that point. In the abrupt way it which the business closed the doors, they’re not gonna know how much of what furniture probably was on what trailer. Make a pitstop to a large storage facility and unload yourself a couple sofas that will cover your lost wages. Lol because you’re right you’re not ever going to see those last paychecks. I noticed your benefits were canceled immediately as well, Including your health insurance.