Amazon Delivery Contractor to Close Central Point Operation, 170 Jobs Affected
Rainforest Routes says its operation at Amazon’s WOR1 delivery station will permanently close Dec. 7, but there is no indication Amazon is closing the facility itself.
AT A GLANCE
Company closing: Rainforest Routes LLC’s Central Point delivery operation
Location: Amazon WOR1, 601 Federal Way
Closure date: Dec. 7, 2026
Jobs affected: 170
Positions: 163 delivery associates, three managers, four administrative employees
Amazon station: No closure has been announced
Other contractors: Other Amazon DSPs currently operate from WOR1
What happens next: Amazon has not publicly announced how Rainforest Routes’ delivery workload will be reassigned
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — An Amazon delivery contractor operating from the company’s Central Point delivery station plans to permanently close its local operation in December, eliminating 170 jobs.
Rainforest Routes LLC notified Oregon workforce officials Oct. 6 that it will close its delivery operation at 601 Federal Way on Dec. 7.
The WARN notice describes the action as a “total closure” of the Rainforest Routes delivery facility and says all affected employees will be permanently separated from employment that day.
Cover Photo / Amazon Facility: File photo shows the interior of an Amazon fulfillment center in Maryland. The image is illustrative and does not show the Central Point delivery station. Maryland GovPics/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The layoffs include 163 delivery associates, three managers, and four administrative employees.
But despite the scale of the layoffs, the notice does not say Amazon is closing its Central Point delivery station.
Rainforest Routes is an Amazon Delivery Service Partner, commonly known as a DSP. Those companies are independently owned contractors that hire drivers and operate delivery routes for Amazon.
Amazon identifies the facility at 601 Federal Way as WOR1, its Central Point delivery station.
The closure also comes less than three years after the Central Point delivery station was built. The approximately 87,750-square-foot facility was completed in June 2024 as “Project Murphy,” with the site developed specifically to support Amazon delivery operations serving Southern Oregon and surrounding rural communities.
Rainforest Routes has advertised jobs from the location describing employees as drivers for its own company who begin and end their routes at the Amazon warehouse.
That distinction is important because Rainforest Routes is not the only Amazon delivery contractor associated with the Central Point station.
Current job listings identify other Amazon DSPs operating from WOR1, including Latitude Logistics LLC and JMB Concepts LLC. Both advertise delivery positions based at 601 Federal Way.
That means the Rainforest Routes closure does not, by itself, mean Amazon package delivery from Central Point will stop.
What Happens to Amazon Deliveries?
For now, that remains unclear.
The WARN filing only addresses Rainforest Routes and its employees. It does not describe Amazon’s plans for the delivery routes currently handled by the contractor.
Amazon could potentially redistribute routes among other DSPs already operating from WOR1, bring in another contractor, or make other changes to its delivery network.
No public announcement reviewed by Jefferson Daily confirms which of those options, if any, Amazon plans to use.
There is also no indication in the Rainforest Routes notice that the WOR1 station itself will close.
Is Rainforest Routes Going Out of Business?
The filing is narrower than that.
Rainforest Routes says there will be a permanent closure of its delivery facility at 601 Federal Way. The notice does not state that Rainforest Routes LLC is shutting down company-wide.
The company has operated as an Amazon DSP elsewhere in Oregon as well, so the Central Point closure should not be interpreted as confirmation that the entire business is ending.
What Happens to the 170 Workers?
According to the filing, all 170 employees affected by the closure are expected to lose their Rainforest Routes jobs Dec. 7.
The company said there will be no “bumping rights,” meaning employees will not be able to displace less-senior workers into other positions as a result of the closure.
The affected workforce is not represented by a union.
The notice does not say whether employees will be offered positions with another Amazon contractor at WOR1.
With other DSPs operating from the same station, some workers could potentially seek jobs with those companies, but no transfer or hiring arrangement has been announced.
The Oregon Rapid Response system lists the Rainforest Routes action as a large layoff affecting 170 workers.
For customers, the biggest unanswered question is how Amazon will handle the delivery workload after Rainforest Routes exits in December.
At this point, the confirmed closure is that of Rainforest Routes’ Central Point operation, not Amazon’s delivery station.
WARN Notice
Rainforest Routes formally notified Oregon workforce officials of the planned closure on Oct. 6. The notice states that its operation at 601 Federal Way will close Dec. 7, with all 170 affected employees expected to be permanently separated from the company that day. The full WARN notice submitted by Rainforest Routes is embedded below.
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