Amazon drops more logistics providers, citing safety, performance issues

Thousands of delivery drivers across the country who work for small and medium-size logistics companies that contract with Amazon.com found out in mid-February they may lose their jobs in April, though Amazon said they will have opportunities for other positions with its partners. On Friday, Transportation Brokerage Specialists Inc. (TBS), headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, became the latest company to file a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice of a mass layoff. The brokerage has been operating since 2016. According to the TBS letter, it will lay off more than 900 drivers and employees at offices in California, Washington, Arizona and Oregon, after losing its contract with Amazon.  Michael Owens, chief operations officer of TBS, declined FreightWaves’ request for comment regarding the reasons its Amazon’s contract was canceled.