The final day of work for employees at Albany's Weyerhaeuser Trucking Division in Millersburg proved to be sooner rather than later.

Workers were told Friday it would be their final day, according to one person who worked there.

The early closing was a surprise to employees, who had been given 60 days notice by Weyerhaeuser in April.

In a letter in mid-April, Weyerhaeuser informed the 75 employees of the division that it would close its door in late June, possibly sooner. Layoffs were to include 66 truck drivers along with four mechanics, three dispatchers, an office worker and a unit manager.

A fleet of 42 trucks have delivered wood products for the company from the Millersburg site since 2002.

The company said in its original statement that workers would receive standard severance packages with union employees receiving severance based on their negotiated contracts.

Albany Mayor Sharon Konopa sent a letter to Weyerhaeuser in late April asking that the company pick up insurance premiums for the employees after they lose their jobs.

Weyerhaeuser spokesman Greg Miller told the Democrat-Herald at that time that the company would pay insurance costs for a while but he didn't know how long.

Phones are still operating at the division, and a call to the office this morning revealed that it was indeed closed.

There has been no mention of what company will fulfill Weyerhaeuser's trucking needs.

Calls to Weyerhaeuser's Salem offices have not been returned.