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160-truck carrier closes after nearly 50 years of operation

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Davis Express , located in Starke , Florida , will stop making deliveries after April 23 .

Owner James “Jimmy” Davis said the company would return all trucks and trailers to its terminal by the end of the month .

146 employees will be laid off on June 15 , and the remaining 17 are expected to be laid-off around Aug. 31 .

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