Neal Brothers Charleston, Inc., a North-Carolina-based logistics company, has announced a $9.48 million dollar expansion that “would create 10 new jobs in the first year.” The cargo handling and export company’s main North American office has been calling North Charleston home for more than 30 years. Read more…
Daily Archives: April 20, 2023
MINNESOTA LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR TRUCKING JOBS
The Minnesota Trucking Association has launched “a coordinated, ongoing social media campaign to encourage young people and their parents, mid-career changers, womens, and under-represented populations to consider a career in the Minnesota trucking industry.” The impetus for the campaign was the fact that finding drivers and technicians had become a huge challenge for the state. Read more…
TRUCK OWNER-OPERATORS HAPPY WITH CAREER CHOICE
Despite critical, common challenges, trucking professionals are increasingly happy with their choice of career according to a new Truckstop commissioned survey of 500 U.S.-based owner-operator truck drivers. The report goes on to say that “close to two-thirds (65%) of owner-operators surveyed are currently extremely satisfied with their job and more than half (57%) say they are much more satisfied now compared to in 2021.” Read more…