GREENWICH, Conn. - January 29, 2016 - XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) today announced further progress with its previously announced plan for synergies in its less-than-truckload (LTL) business acquired from Con-way Inc. Approximately 160 non-sales positions have been eliminated as the company continues to migrate to a more efficient LTL organization. Most of the reductions were in administrative, management and back office functions, and impacted less than 1% percent of the LTL workforce in North America. Another 30 positions were eliminated in other parts of the company, primarily to address redundancies created by the acquisition.
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About XPO Logistics, Inc. |
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is a top ten global provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. The company provides services for less-than-truckload transportation, truckload brokerage and transportation, last mile logistics, engineered supply chain solutions, high-value-add warehousing and distribution, ground and air expedite, intermodal, drayage, global forwarding and managed transportation. XPO serves more than 50,000 customers with a highly integrated network of over 84,000 employees and 1,469 locations in 32 countries. XPO's corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Conn., USA, and its European headquarters is in Lyon, France. www.xpo.com |
Forward-looking Statements |
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the expected ability to integrate operations, increase the number of LTL strategic account managers, cross-sell services, make operational improvements, and realize cost savings, synergies and profit improvement opportunities. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should," "will," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. |