Penske Logistics is closing, eliminating 81 jobs


Penske Logistics Inc. has told the state Department of Labor it will close its plant on Terminal Street in Albany, eliminating 81 jobs.

The plant will close Dec. 23, the company said.

Penske spokesperson Randy Ryerson this morning said the company was forced to close the plant after losing a contract with George Weston Bakeries, for which it had provided delivery services since 1997.

The Albany plant is a “customer-centric site,” Ryerson said.

Most of the laid off workers are truck drivers, while about 10 people are administrative and office workers. The unionized workers, represented by Bakery Workers Local 50, were notified of the layoffs yesterday, Ryerson said.

Ryerson said he isn’t sure who will provide delivery and trucking services for Weston Bakerson, but added that Penske will try to get its workers hired by the new company.

“Obviously, that’s up to the new provider,” he said.

Categories: Economy, Jobs, Labor
Chris Churchill

5 Responses

  1. no whining allowed says:

    maybe they will find technology jobs in the area, seeing as that is all local politicians seem to care about these days. Surprized Weston didn’t leave the area years ago, all they wanted was the Freihoffer brand name.

  2. Victor Campana says:

    And the unions drive away another business

  3. chris says:

    Polititions are driving businesses out of N.Y.,not unions.Unions are there to protect the rights of workers.If it was up to business leaders,every worker would work in terrible conditions and make minimum wage or less.Can you say “third world country”?It all revolves around greed.Polititions allow this form of corperate greed so they can line their pockets.Its sad when certain people/industries twist capitalism to benifit themselves,and not the people who help build it up.Its absolutely criminal.Higher education must be teaching how greed at all cost is great.Or maybe its just human nature,some people just have no sense of common decency in this society today.

  4. ss20ts says:

    what’s a politition? do you mean politician?

    the high cost of doing business in ny is driving away businesses every day. many leave the country for dirt cheap labor. many others go south where people earn less and things cost less in general….especially the taxes!

    why would any business stay in ny? so they can go bankrupt because of the taxes? i can’t wait to get out of this tax state.

  5. chris says:

    ss20ts,sorry about the misspelling of “politician”.Obviously i’m not a literary genious,such as yourself.