AI Productivity Gains Precede Expeditors International's Uncharacteristic Layoffs

Freight forwarder Expeditors International will cut 230 employees by the end of the year in a shift from the Washington-based company's longstanding no-layoff policy. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice was filed preceding the layoffs. The company credited artificial intelligence for efficiency improvements weeks before announcing the job cuts.