According to the industry’s annual report card on industry attitudes, “recruiting and keeping qualified workers remains the top challenge for supply chain executives.” According to the survey which was taken at the end of 2022, there will be investment “geared towards creating high-productivity roles that will appeal to people entering the field or transferring from another field.” Read more…
Many businesses who rely on online job applications, including trucking jobs, are missing out on applicants who may not be as tech savvy as others. With almost all jobs requiring online applications now, job seekers with no computer, internet access, or “the digital-know-how to submit an application” are facing an uphill battle, despite many being suitably qualified. Read more…
The Next Generation in Trucking Foundation “is a grassroots nonprofit trade association with the focus of raising awareness about trucking careers, as well as partnering with and creating high school trucking programs.” The company hopes to offer a top-notch education that results in “gainful employment,” improving the lives of many young job seekers, and offering them a sense of independence they might not have had otherwise. Read more…
Ottobock Bionic Exoskeletons, a leading manufacturer of exoskeletons, hopes to shape the future of logistics work by “making workplaces healthier, safer, more productive, and more attractive.” The exoskeletons “augment the human body and reduce strain during manual load-handling tasks, which reduces work-related injuries while increasing well-being and productivity.” Read more…
A new UPS distribution center in southeastern North Carolina will bring over 60 new truck driver jobs to the area. UPS Inc. “plans to invest over $12.3 million in the small town of Holly Ridge to build a distribution center in Camp Davis Industrial Park to support a higher volume of package deliveries throughout eastern North Carolina.” The Vice President of UPS North Carolina, Mark Smith, went on to note that “the investment in Holly Ridge and surrounding communities allows us to meet current volume demands while positioning us for the future.” Read more…
Outside of the immediate decline when the COVID-19 pandemic began, February’s drop in truck transportation jobs is the largest since 2013. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that “the truck transportation sector saw a decline of 8,500 jobs in February, coming in at 1,599,900 on a seasonally adjusted basis.” Outside of April 2020, at the start of the pandemic, “the only bigger one-month decline was 9,000 jobs in March 2013.” Read more…
Despite fears of a recession, there are 170 million square feet of warehouses planned or under construction in the Inland Empire. Though demand for these logistic warehouses haven’t decreased, environmental groups and residents are “questioning whether they want the region’s economy, health, traffic and general ambiance tied to a heavily polluting, low-wage industry that might one day pick up and leave as global trade routes shift.” Read more…
160 Driving Academy, a truck driving school in Lenexa, is trying to “bridge the gap between people who want higher paying jobs and a national need for more truck drivers.” The program is hoping to achieve its goal of having 150 graduates a year, with the 2 year old program already seeing 100 graduates come through so far. 160 Driving Academy also hopes to entice people who may not be interested in the traditional college experience. Read more…
While long-haul trucker Tracey Price has a “healthy fear” of the 80,000-pound truck she lives and sleeps in, she still believes that truck driving is the best way she can provide for her kid. Tracey goes on to say: “I like being my own boss. I tell myself when to get up, and I tell myself the route I’m taking. My favorite part about the job is everything I get to see.” Read more…
Post COVID-19 outbreak, the United States has stopped all of its logistical operations, which has in turn significantly impacted the global sector as a whole. Many experts now claim that the “American government has become more accommodating to telework and online help as a result of this outbreak. During the forecast period, these factors are anticipated to fuel the market even more.” Read more…
