Auto Hauler Jack Cooper to Shut Down After Losing Ford, GM

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Motor vehicle carrier Jack Cooper is set to shutter its doors, according to union officials and public records.

The Kansas City, Mo.-based private company ranks No. 71 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America and No. 2 among motor vehicle carriers.

Founded in 1928, the company had around 2,000 employees, operating nearly 1,300 tractors and a similar number of trailers at the end of 2023, according to TT data. Of those tractors, 857 were company owned and 429 lease-to-own, the data shows.

A spokeswoman for Jack Cooper was not available for comment and company CEO Sarah Amico did not respond to requests for comment by email, but a letter from Amico to employees seen by TT confirmed the carrier would be closing its doors.

The dominoes started to topple when automaker Ford decided in January to end its relationship with Jack Cooper, bringing the curtain down on an approximately 40-year relationship.

Jack Cooper filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices in at least four states as a result, including its home state.

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) sought answers from Dearbor…