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80 NEW LOGISTIC JOBS COMING TO CHARLOTTE

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Odyssey Logistics has repositioned its global headquarters to southwest Charlotte, bringing with it over 80 new jobs. The move to Charlotte is part of Odyssey Logistics’ strategy to leverage the city’s growing talent pool and quality of life. The new headquarters will be in the Whitehall Corporate Center, where a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held.  Odyssey Chief Executive Officer Hans Stig Moller exclaims: “Our new home in Charlotte is a mutually beneficial development, both for our organization and for the North Carolina business community.”

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TRUCKING JOBS SOAR IN MARCH DESPITE OBSTACLES

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Truck driving jobs in March rose the most in a month since the beginning of 2022; in addition, “the increase of 9,600 jobs that went along with a larger-than-normal increase in nonfarm payrolls for the country (up 228,000 jobs) was the largest since an increase of 10,400 jobs in January 2022. That month was nearing the end of what is generally considered the strongest freight market in recent history. This month’s increase came during a time when the most optimistic voices are hoping for an improvement by the end of the year.”

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TRUCK DRIVER JOB FEARS AMIDST TARIFF CONFUSION

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The on-again, off-again tariff confusion is leading truckers to feel the impact of said debacle, especially truckers who work to transport vehicles and auto parts between the U.S. and Canada: “while there is still a steady flow of traffic across the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Canada, including plenty of 18-wheelers, truckers and businesses say uncertainty is still affecting things.”

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PATTON LOGISTICS ANNOUNCES NEW JOBS

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Governor Glenn Youngkin was in Pulaski County recently to help announce an expansion for third-party logistics provider Patton Logistic which will add a 100,000-square foot warehouse and create 25 new jobs. Youngin exclaimed: “Once again, a company that’s been in Virginia is betting on Virginia, right here in Pulaski County,”  as he touted Virginia’s distinction as the top state for business according to CNBC.

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COGNITIVE TESTING TO BE USED TO ENSURE DRIVERS ARE ROAD READY

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With the vagaries of the regulatory environment, the trucking industry is utilizing new approaches regarding the power of cognitive testing when it comes to evaluating impairment risks. According to Marilyn Surber, vice president of sales and marketing for Driver’s Legal Plan, “a commercial driver typically makes nearly 18,000 decisions every day… what (do) we know about that driver’s mental state and their cognition and their actual physical ability to do that job on any given day, when they get behind the wheel to make those 18,000 decisions that determine so much for all of us in this room?”
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PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK DRIVER APPRECIATION EVENT

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PMTC) and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association (PMTA) have recently announced that they are partnering to show truck drivers that  “we appreciate you every day.” Throughout April, at participating PA Turnpike service plazas, truckers can get “free beverages, special coupons, snacks, bottled water and receive updates on Open Road Tolling conversion. Truckers can also enter a raffle for the chance to win a Yeti Travel Water Bottle. ”

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OCEAN CONTAINER RATES SLIDE

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Current events in United States trade policy have once again thrown the global supply chain into turmoil as President Donald Trump’s moves to impose and then partially suspend some tariffs have resulted in significant disruption and uncertainty for many businesses operating in North America. According to Freightos Baltic index,  that unsettling feeling has extended to ocean container rates, already in the midst of the traditional early-year lull. 

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ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES DEPRESS TRUCKING JOBS

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Common seasonal decreases in freight combined with the pending threat of tariffs had a negative impact on truck driving jobs in February, with potentially more job losses to come. According to the most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “nearly 2,000 trucking jobs were eliminated from the economy in February. That continues the trucking industry’s purge of excess drivers following a surge of new motor carriers in the wake of the pandemic. Since January 2023, employment in trucking has decreased in all but five months.” Read more…

OVER 500 NEW LOGISTIC JOBS COMING TO MIAMI

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An unidentified transportation and logistics company was recently approved to receive $7.5 million in incentives to build a $450 million headquarters in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and add 525 more workers over a seven year span. According to the application submitted by the Beacon Council for a company labeled “Project Hometown,” The company already employs 1,100 in Miami-Dade. Read more…

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