A Nashville-based logistics company plans to close two Williamsville terminals and consolidate to a Tonawanda distribution center. Yellow Corporation, which does long distance and general freight trucking, owns the terminals at 6650 Transit Road, where 120 employees work. According to a filing with the New York State Department of Labor, the site will close and employee “separations” will happen around May 28. But the company said it wants to move those employees to its larger local site on Milens Road in Tonawanda. “Out of an abundance of caution, we sent WARN notices with respect to the two closing facilities despite the fact that many of our impacted Buffalo employees will be presented with other local Yellow opportunities,” Yellow Corp. spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement. The terminals were home to New Penn Motor Express LLC and Holland Freight before Yellow Corp., formerly YRC Freight, acquired them. “Buffalo will continue to be an important hub for Yellow,” Nauert said. “We have a strong Buffalo employee base that serves our customers well and we remain committed to ensuring excellent customer service in Buffalo and elsewhere both throughout and after the completion of our One Yellow enterprise transformation." Nauert said the […]