MA: Framingham transportation company to lay off 124 workers
By Tréa Lavery
Source masslive.com (TNS)
A Norfolk-based transportation company will lay off 124 workers at its Framingham location by June, according to new filings with the state.
According to a Massachusetts Workers Adjustment Retraining Notice, Kiessling Transit, a subsidiary of California-based WeDriveU, will lay off 124 employees by June 30. The state received the notice on April 11.
According to Kiessling Transit’s LinkedIn page, the family-owned company has been in business since 197a and contracts with regional transit authorities, state agencies, colleges and city and town governments around Massachusetts.
The company contracts with Framingham-based MetroWest Regional Transit Authority for fixed-route accessible and Dial-a-Ride public transportation, according to the MWRTA website.
WeDriveU, a company owned by British transportation corporation Mobico Group, has 4,300 employees operating 2,300 vehicles in 44 United States locations, according to its website.
WeDriveU did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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