Mack Trucks will be Fold from 250 to 350 employees The company said that at the Lehigh Valley factory in the next three months, citing economic uncertainty and tariff.
“Durable orders on the truck still have a negative impact of market uncertainty about freight rates and demand, possible regulatory changes and the impact of tariffs,” said Mack Kimberly Pupillo spokesman in a statement.
Exemptions can affect about 10% of 3050 company employees Lehigh Valley Operations A facility in Macungie, where employees collect class 8 MACK trucks to North American and export markets. “We regret that we must take this action, but we must adapt the production to reduced demand for our vehicles,” said Pupillo.
Reduction of labor by the iconic American brand in the region, which is often a political bell for Pennsylvania, is an undesirable news for President Donald Trump, who imposed wide import taxes on all goods entering the United States to revive domestic production.
It comes when Trump stood in the face of a decrease in assessments of approving his management management and as Republican members of the GOP controlled congress opposite the heat from the ingredients in the town halls. CBS News survey published on Sunday It has been found that 44% of Americans approve With the service of the economy by Trump, by 4% compared to the previous March.
The Republicans in the Lehigh Valley threw a local congress headquarters in last year’s elections, and the democrats have already said that they will be headed to the district in next year’s mid -term campaign.
“The illusion and destructive Trump tariffs cost families in my region, their sources of income!” Representative of the state Josh Siegel, Democrat of Lehigh, Democrat, He wrote on X on Thursday evening. “Tariffs do not save American industry, increase costs for all families, destroy our economy and cause uncertainty for families and companies!”
Trump in the White House on Thursday said he was in “No rush” to negotiate commercial transactions In the case of other countries, the Associated Press reports, adding that “tariffs make us rich.”
Mack was founded in 1900 and since 2000 it has been a Swedish Multinational Company Volvo. Mack says that all trucks intended for the USA and Canada are collected in American plants. But the company also imports parts and materials – including steel and aluminum – from “many countries”, said Pupillo.
Trump imposed 25% of the entire foreign steel fees and aluminum products as well 25% tax on car imports. Other goods are in front of the output 10% of the import tax, while The White House said on Tuesday Tariffs for Chinese exports are up to 245% for some goods.
In addition to the domestic market, Mack exports trucks built in the US to other countries, which means that the company can face higher costs due to retaliation tariffs imposed by foreign governments, although many have refrained from it because they are trying to soften tension with the Trump administration.
Tim Hertzog, president of the United Auto Workers Local 677 store, said he met with the company on Thursday. “Due to the decrease in the market, the rate and line will be reduced,” he wrote in a letter to the members of the Union Posted on Facebook.
In addition to Pennsylvania cuts, Mack plans to release to 100 employees at the factory in Hagerstown, MD, according to Freightwaves commercial publication.
The transport industry is struggling with various winds.
North American Net Order of Class 8 Trucks Trucks fell to 15,700 pieces in March, which is a decrease by a 22% in comparison According to the intelligence of FTR transportA company forecast.
“The implementation and continuous threat of tariffs among North American trading partners in combination with the ongoing uncertainty of the economic and freight market have significantly weakened fleet investments in trucks and class 8 tractors in recent months,” said the company in the analysis.
About 40% of ponderous trucks sold in the USA are imported from Canada and Mexico, According to S&P Global.
