USPS contractor will shutter after 'steep' revenue loss, cut 84 jobs in Tampa

One of the largest contract mail haulers in the U.S. plans to shutter operations by March 2026, a move it blames on USPS network changes that will also lead to 84 people in Tampa losing their jobs. 

Carter Lake, Iowa-based 10 Roads Express has transported mail for the United States Postal Service for nearly 50 years, according to its website. But major USPS network changes within the past year have led to a steep loss in revenue, the company says. The company adds that all its employees will be laid off as the business shuts down. Earlier this year, 10 Roads Express reported employing 2,606 drivers for its fleet of 2,462 trucks to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Hauler 10 Roads Express LLC notified state officials of the job cuts in letters posted to the Florida Department of Commerce Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification website Dec. 1. Companies are required to alert local and state authorities of mass layoffs under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. 

The affected employees work out of a 10 Roads Express facility at 6813 Benjamin Road in Tampa and include 79 drivers along with two diesel mechanics, a mobile trailer mechanic, a shop assistant and maintenance manager, the letter says. 

Layoffs in Tampa, according to the WARN letter, are scheduled to begin Jan. 30 and could continue until the end of February, after which the company will permanently cease operations, the letter says. There will be no bumping rights for employees who aren’t members of the company union: the Teamsters Local Union 79, the letter says. That means those employees will not be able to take the job positions of more junior employees as a result of the closure. 

For unionized employees, the job bumping system outlined in the company’s collective bargaining agreement will remain in place leading up to the closure, the letter says. 

Despite its impending closure, 10 Roads Express and all related entities will continue providing “dedicated and timely service to its customers” until all contracts end on Jan. 30, the company statement says.