Monson Trucking Closes Operations; 200 Lose Jobs

Tools

Monson Trucking Closes Operations; 200 Lose Jobs

By KBJR News 1

Story Published: Jul 1, 2009 at 4:05 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2009 at 5:53 PM CST

A Northland trucking business that's been around for nearly a century is shutting down operations.

Approximately 200 people will lose their jobs when Monson Trucking closes their operations in Duluth, Virginia, and Redwing, Minnesota, and their terminal in Mauston, WI.

Officials blame the national economic downturn.

Olaf Monson started the businesses with horses and dray wagons hauling freight and coal in Zumbro, Minnesota in 1915. Today the Monson family business serves the Midwest and parts of Canada.

The company is a fourth generational family business that had a payroll of 11-million 800-thousand dollars.

The permanent shutdown will take effect on or before August 31st.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather, Sports and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

More Good Stuff

Weather

Icon
Current Temp 41.0 °F
Fair
Wind : West at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Humidity : 60 %
Pressure : 1018.4 mb
More Weather

On Demand

YouNews

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Stock Quotes
Local Business Dir