LME Inc., a trucking company with several locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin, closed on Friday. Wisconsin NBC affiliate WEAU-TV reports the closure leaves more than 600 employees without a job.
In a statement, LME cited "unforeseen circumstances" for the closure, and said its freight would be handled by an alternate carrier.
LME's full statement was posted on the company's website:
"We apologize for the inconvenience of the situation but effective July 12, 2019 LME Inc. will no longer be making pickups or deliveries of freight due to unforeseen circumstances and have ceased operations. Our plan is to utilize an alternate carrier to assist in getting all freight delivered and some staff are remaining to help with that. Freight handled by the alternative carrier will be billed by the alternative carrier but with your LME rates applied to the invoice. There will be some delays in the transits of these moves and they may be significantly delayed in some remote locations. LME Inc."
