A San Diego trucking company is closing and cutting more than 100 jobs, the latest sign that 2025’s stubborn freight downturn is still punishing small and mid-sized carriers. FreightWaves reported that the California-based operation has ceased business and will terminate over 100 employees as it winds down. ([]())
Separate state filings and company notices reviewed by Trucking Dive show Epic Lightning Fast Service plans to shutter its site at 5670 Kearny Mesa Road and lay off 116 workers by the end of October under California’s WARN Act. The notice indicates the closure is permanent.
FMCSA records cited in those notices show the carrier recently operated 59 power units and employed 93 drivers. On the street, many of those trucks ran with Amazon branding — a reminder of how exposed last‑mile contractors are to contract changes and softer parcel demand.
The fallout won’t be limited to San Diego. In the same week, Trucking Dive highlighted other last‑mile contractions: Accelore Group, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner in North Texas, is eliminating 214 roles on Nov. 1, and NFI Interactive Logistics is closing a facility in Lebanon, Indiana, affecting 79 workers later this month. Those moves underscore a broader recalibration across e‑commerce support fleets.
For drivers and dispatch staff, the immediate concern is continuity of paychecks and benefits. Some logistics employers are attempting to redeploy people where possible — NFI, for example, told officials it would try to place affected employees at other locations — but the options can be limited when multiple providers are shrinking simultaneously.
Why it matters for carriers and shippers: the “great freight recession” hasn’t lifted evenly, and final‑mile operators are feeling it most acutely. Trucking Dive notes that OEM order books for the 12 months through August fell 15% year over year, signaling fleets are still throttling capital commitments amid weak pricing and volume. In that climate, single‑customer exposure and thin margins can turn a routine contract change into an existential event.
The San Diego closure is another data point in a pattern that LTL, truckload, and parcel-adjacent carriers have faced since 2022: when demand softens and vendor rosters rotate, downstream asset‑based partners absorb the shock first. Expect near‑term capacity to be backfilled by other contractors, but with reduced redundancy and less appetite to invest until rates and volumes stabilize.
Sources: FreightWaves, Trucking Dive
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