A North Texas contractor for Amazon is set to lay off more than 200 employees just weeks before the holiday season begins.
Accelore Group LLC, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner based in the Dallas area, filed notice with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) on September 17 that 214 positions will be eliminated. The cuts are scheduled to begin on November 1 at logistics facilities in Fort Worth and Balch Springs, according to the filing.
The layoffs will affect delivery associates, dispatch managers, and a variety of other positions, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Amazon confirmed it has ended its contract with Accelore, which triggered the layoffs, according to a report in the Dallas Business Journal. A spokesperson for Accelore did not immediately respond to the outlet’s requests for comment.
Amazon told the Dallas Business Journal that it is working to connect displaced workers with other companies in its Delivery Service Partner program that are still hiring in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The program, launched in 2018, relies on third-party contractors like Accelore to handle last-mile package delivery.
Accelore has been in business for more than two decades and is based in Richardson, according to company website.
The layoffs arrive as the holiday shipping season ramps up, a critical period for both retailers and delivery workers.
Amazon maintains at least one warehouse in every major city in Texas, according to a 2024 report from Zon Hack. The e-commerce giant also reportedly recently acquired 120 acres of land in Terrell for a planned international distribution complex.
The loss of more than 200 delivery jobs across Tarrant and Dallas Counties adds to a growing number of workforce reductions in Texas this year. Healthcare has been the state’s hardest-hit sector so far in 2025, though layoffs in technology and logistics have mounted, The Dallas Express previously reported.
Under federal law, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires companies with 100 or more employees to give 60 days’ notice before a mass layoff. The U.S. Department of Labor website states that the law is designed to provide workers and families time to prepare, look for other jobs, or pursue retraining opportunities.
The Texas Workforce Commission offers “Rapid Response” services to employees impacted by large-scale layoffs. Those services include help with unemployment benefits, job searches, résumé preparation, and financial management. Workers affected by Accelore’s decision are eligible to access those resources through Workforce Solutions offices in Dallas and Tarrant Counties.