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Jack Cooper Closes Plant After Ford Cancels Contract With Hauler

As Ford Authority reported earlier this month, The Blue Oval decided to terminate its contract with Jack Cooper, a transport company that the automaker had used to move vehicles for the past roughly 40 years. This move caught Jack Cooper by surprise, and proved to be rather devastating to its business, given the fact that Ford was its second-largest customer behind only General Motors. Jack Cooper subsequently sent a memo to employees informing them that they would be laid off as it was closing one of its plants on February 2nd, 2025. Now, that move has been confirmed.

Jack Cooper Auto Transport

According to the Detroit Free Press, Jack Cooper will close its facility in Wayne, Michigan, which will result in the loss of 89 jobs at that location. Jack Cooper also has a facility in Dearborn that employs eight people, though it’s unclear if that location will be affected as well. Additionally, Jack Cooper will reportedly close its facilities in Avon Lake, Ohio, impacting 53 jobs, as well as Liberty, Missouri, which employs 406 workers, while locations in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and Louisville, Kentucky are also expected to be impacted.

Thus far, Ford hasn’t given a reason for its decision to terminate this contract. “We do not comment on our contracts or relationships with individual suppliers. We manage supplier relationships in line with our sourcing strategy, designed to enable us to best serve our customers,” said Blue Oval spokesperson Ursula Muller. Rumors suggested that Ford’s decision to cancel its contract with Jack Cooper stemmed from the fact that most of its workers are members of the Teamsters union, though that may not be the case.

Jack Cooper Auto Transport

Rather, according to a source, this move isn’t related to unions or poor performance. Rather, Ford reportedly had concerns with Jack Cooper’s financial stability moving forward, as the company filed for federal bankruptcy protection back in 2019. In the meantime, Jack Cooper is seeking an arrangement for new financing, but Ford’s decision to cancel its contract could also impact that process in a major way.

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.

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  1. Ford wants to cut its overhead instead of cutting the exorbitant prices of its mustangs and trucks.

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  2. Who is going to deliver the new vehicles that nobody can afford to buy to dealerships?

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  3. The amount that Ford is charging for delivery service to the dealership as added to the window sticker is ridiculous yes costs have risen but with the price of new cars the delivery adds a stick in the eye of the customer

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