Stoughton Trailers Prepares For 1,100 Temporary Layoffs

[LiberalFighter]

Source: WISC Channel3000 (Yahoo News)

STOUGHTON, Wis. -- Stoughton Trailers has told state officials that it might soon lay off as many as 1,100 employees, WISC-TV reported.

The company contacted Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development to give state officials a heads up. The layoffs will affect the company's facilities in Stoughton, Evansville and Brodhead, according to a letter faxed to officials on Monday.

The company's two Stoughton plants will be hit the hardest with 677 employees losing their jobs. The Evansville plant will have 134 fewer workers and 315 people will be without a job at Brodhead.

Read more: http://www.channel3000.com/news/12954155/detail.html

[HereSince1628]

1. No demand for semi trailers? That's a bad signal for the economy

beyond Wisconsin. Is this because Mexican trailers are saturating US hauling or is retail really in such bad shape that Wal-Mart doesn't need more trailers to haul cheap junk from US ports to the heartland?

[rodeodance]

2. the city has already been hit with the Chrysler lay-offs

[madrchsod]

3. shit that is bad news--really bad news

i worked at a company that made road building equipment,trailers,and tanks. just before 2000 our orders started dropping then by 2001 we were producing half what we were in 1999..315 in brodhead is a huge hit for that town..i know just how they feel....

[Parche]

4. Trailers

Let me guess, they are opening up a new plant in Mexico or India???? :sarcasm: :puke: