Volvo plans to lay off 250 to 350 employees at its New River Valley plant in Dublin by the end of June as part of a round of job cuts affecting up to 800 people in all.
Volvo currently employs about 3,400 people making heavy-duty trucks at the Pulaski County location. The 2.3-million-square-foot plant is the largest Volvo manufacturing facility in the world.
Employees were notified Thursday. Affected employees’ last day at the Dublin plant will be June 27, Volvo spokesperson Janie Coley said in a statement.
“Heavy-duty truck orders continue to be negatively affected by market uncertainty about freight rates and demand, possible regulatory changes, and the impact of tariffs,” Coley said.
Fireworks haulers seek hours exemption
Fireworks haulers are seeking an exemption from some of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service regulations.
They say the exemption is needed to meet the demands of the July 4 holiday.
In a notice that was published in the Federal Register last week, the American Pyrotechnics Association asked FMCSA to allow its drivers to exclude off-duty and sleeper berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour limit and to use paper logs.
The exemption the APA seeks would run from June 28 through July 8. If approved, 44 APA companies would be exempt through 2029.
“APA asserts that compliance with the 14-hour rule is extraordinarily challenging for members of the fireworks industry during the Independence Day period,” FMCSA wrote in the notice. “Most fireworks display shows are transported by pyrotechnicians with hazardous material safety permits in small rented or leased commercial motor vehicles which do not have sleeper berths.”
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