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UPS will close or reduce operations at four facilities in the next two months as part of the carrier’s ongoing network overhaul, a company spokesperson confirmed to Supply Chain Dive.
At least 195 employees will be impacted by the plans for the following locations in North Carolina, Michigan and Alabama:
UPS facilities slated to close soon
Location
Status
Effective date
Employees affected
Kinston, North Carolina
Closing
Jan. 13
Not disclosed
Wyoming, Michigan
Day sort operation ending
Jan. 20
67
Montgomery, Alabama
Day sort operating ending
Feb. 23
128
Cadillac, Michigan
Closing
Feb. 27
Not disclosed
Source: UPS, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices
The reductions are part of UPS’ ongoing “Network Reconfiguration” consolidation initiative, spurred by its plans to slash its Amazon volume in half.
In the first nine months of 2025, UPS reduced its operational workforce by about 34,000 positions and closed daily operations at 93 buildings as a result of its consolidation efforts, per an October earnings release. The company’s adjustments included closing facilities in California, Kansas, Ohio and Indiana and cutting sorting shifts in North Carolina and Texas, according to previous Supply Chain Dive reporting and local news outlets.
The initiative helped UPS save about $2.2 billion in costs as of Sept. 30, with additional savings projected afterward.
“We continue to review expected changes in volume in our integrated air and ground network to identify additional buildings for closure,” UPS said in the earnings release.
UPS is working with its top customers to adjust their operating plans in response to facility closures, CEO Carol Tomé said in an April earnings call.
“While this may be the largest network reconfiguration in our history, we’ve got experience that gives us confidence that we will be able to complete our plan with very little customer disruption and at the right cost to serve,” Tomé said.
