Transload company MacMillan-Piper is permanently laying off 92 employees in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, starting July 10, according to a WARN letter shared with the state.
The cease of operating is due to “sudden and unforeseeable business circumstances resulting from the loss of operational funding,” per the WARN letter.
Positions impacted include warehouse, management, operations, and support roles. These layoffs are permanent, and no bumping or recall rights exist, the letter said, but impacted employees will be connected to reemployment services with the state of Washington.
At the same time, employees of its parent company GSC Enterprises took to LinkedIn to share news of their layoffs. These employees were either employed in Oakland, California and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Jobs impacted per the LinkedIn posts included managerial roles in general, planning and client areas.
In 2023, GSC acquired the transload company. The acquisition expanded GSC’s transloading capabilities with expertise in agriculture, paper, lumber, steel, dry bull commodities and more.
The company has been known as GSC Logistics since 1988 but has been incorporated as GSC Enterprises, Inc., which now stands at the head of the GSC Family of Companies, per the company website. The family of three companies is composed of GSC National Transportation, GSC Logistics and GSC Solutions. Together these entities provide drayage, chassis provision, transloading, crossdocking and and IT platforms.
Just last week the GSC was advertising for its Pacific Northwest capacity on its website. The company said it significantly strengthened its presence in the region through the acquisition of MacMillan-Piper in 2023.
GSC’s footprint in the region includes 400,000 square feet of total warehouse space, four rail-served transload buildings, two bulk transload facilities, three acres of yard space on Port of Seattle property and eight acres of yard space on Port of Tacoma property.
GSC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
