FW: Ford drops auto hauler Jack Cooper after 40 years in business together

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FREIGHTWAVES reports:

Auto hauler Jack Cooper has lost its contract to transport vehicles for Ford Motor Co., a major blow to the unionized carrier.

Ford is believed to be Jack Cooper’s second-largest customer behind General Motors. 

In an internal memo sent to Jack Cooper employees Tuesday morning and obtained by FreightWaves, Ford notified Jack Cooper of the ending of its contract on Jan. 2, with a 30-day notice.

The contract was not expiring at that date, according to sources close to the company, but it did contain an “out” clause that allowed Ford to take the action it did.

“This notice from Ford was unexpected and constitutes an unforeseen business and operational emergency,” the memo to Jack Cooper employees at its Claycomo Road facility in Liberty, Missouri, said.

The Jan. 2 notice by Ford to Jack Cooper was described by the auto hauler as “the first notice Jack Cooper received that any of the work provided at [Liberty] would not continue.”

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