Stoughton Trailers expects 184 layoffs in shuttering its Brodhead site
Stoughton Trailers, LLC, of Stoughton, notified the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development that the semi-trailer manufacturer would be closing its Brodhead facility and laying off the approximately 184 employees at the facility, 302 23rd St.
According to a letter dated July 16 written by the company's Vice President of Human Resources, Patrice Gillespie, Stoughton Trailers expects the Sept. 17 closing to be temporary, though its exact duration is unknown at this time. The company laid off 120 employees in 2007.
Higher fuel prices have been hitting Wisconsin's trucking industry hard. WH Transportation Co. of Wausau announced 340 job cuts in June. Stoughton Trucking, affliated with Stoughton Trailers, had said it avoided expected layoffs last month by downsizing operations. Madison's Koschkee Transfer shuttered in April. According to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report Wednesday, current diesel fuel prices average $4.73 per gallon in Wisconsin, compared to $3.04 per gallon a year ago.
According to a letter dated July 16 written by the company's Vice President of Human Resources, Patrice Gillespie, Stoughton Trailers expects the Sept. 17 closing to be temporary, though its exact duration is unknown at this time. The company laid off 120 employees in 2007.
Higher fuel prices have been hitting Wisconsin's trucking industry hard. WH Transportation Co. of Wausau announced 340 job cuts in June. Stoughton Trucking, affliated with Stoughton Trailers, had said it avoided expected layoffs last month by downsizing operations. Madison's Koschkee Transfer shuttered in April. According to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report Wednesday, current diesel fuel prices average $4.73 per gallon in Wisconsin, compared to $3.04 per gallon a year ago.
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