Amazon delivery service provider in Carle Place to relocate, lay off 57 workers

Carle Place-based Amazon delivery company is moving to another state, slashing 57 local workers, according to a state layoff notice.

GNCAS Logistics LLC, a direct service partner for the global e-commerce giant, filed a notice with the state last week saying it will relocate operations and close its store at the end of September. The workers are not represented by a union, according to the state’s WARN notice.

GNCAS representatives did not respond to a request for comment.

Direct Service Partners are specialized independent contractors who work with Amazon to deliver packages from local delivery warehouses. GNCAS operations are conducted at Amazon’s DBU3 delivery station at 2 Westbury Ave. in Carle Place.

While Amazon operates separate businesses, it offers DSP owners management training, exclusive deals on business assets such as branded trucks, and access to third-party employee benefits providers.

Amazon officials said the e-commerce company is scrambling to find work for the laid-off workers, as the loss of the contractor means a heavier workload for remaining contractors at the Carle Place delivery station.

“The owner of GNCAS Logistics informed us of his decision to relocate his business on September 30 for personal reasons,” Amazon spokesman Branden Baribeau said in a statement.

“We are actively working to connect impacted drivers with other delivery partners in the region,” Baribeau said.

Amazon launched its DSP program in 2018 and has helped more than 3,500 carriers launch delivery businesses that deliver more than 20 million packages a day worldwide, according to the company’s website.

WARN, or the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, requires companies with at least 50 full-time employees to provide 90 days’ notice of layoffs or closings.