A Kansas City-based vehicle transport company has announced that it is shutting down. Jack Cooper Transport Co. has filed mass layoff and closure notices in multiple states, including Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky.

The closure affects 645 employees at locations in the St. Louis and Kansas City regions. Recent layoff notices affect 406 employees in Liberty and 239 in Wentzville.

CEO Sarah Amico released a statement to supply chain publication FreightWaves, “It is with extraordinary sadness that we are writing to let you know that after 97 years in business, Jack Cooper will be closing our doors in the near future.”

This follows news that General Motors and Ford terminated its relationship with the privately owned company.

Jack Cooper Transport was founded in 1928 for General Motors in Kansas City.

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