AUTOMATION HELPING CREATE LOGISTIC JOBS

Many economists and researchers have worried for years over the effects of automation on jobs, especially jobs “largely based on the performance of regular tasks at certain times or for specific situations.”  While this may have come true for routine jobs, on the other hand,  non-routine jobs – “ jobs comprised of tasks performed at irregular intervals and often executed in different ways dependent on the situation,” such as logistic positions – have exploded.   Read more…

TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE CONTINUES

Numbers of drivers continue to decrease as the labor crisis in the trucking industry worsens. According to payroll data from the U.S. Labor Department, “the trucking sector lost 11,400 jobs month-over-month in September. That’s the largest decrease since April 2009.” With the average age of applicants too close to retirement, and a general lack of over-the-road drivers, there’s no immediate respite for the industry in sight. Read more…