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TRUCK DRIVING JOBS CONSIDERED LOW STRESS AND HIGH PAYING

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GFL Environmental subsidiaries in Georgia are about to finalize a “a consent decree meant to end a workplace discrimination lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.” The lawsuit, filed in September 2023, claimed that GFL, along with subsidiaries Waste Industries U.S.A, Waste Industries Atlanta and TransWaste Services, would habitually refuse to hire qualified women applicants for truck driving positions. According to the lawsuit, the companies instead sourced the positions to less qualified male applicants.
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TRUCK DRIVING JOBS CONSIDERED LOW STRESS AND HIGH PAYING

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To become a truck driver one only needs a high school diploma, a CDL license, and to be open to transporting “raw materials and goods across the country from distribution and retail centers, or manufacturing plants,” in addition to the expectation of planning routes effectively in order to meet delivery schedules. With that said, according to Indeed.com, a truck driver can expect to earn up to $106,496 per year, all without having to deal with the stress of an office environment. Read more…

LOGISTICS CLOSURES IN HOUSTON

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Humbled-based U.S. Logistics Solutions (USLS) has laid off over 2,000 employees via text messages and conference calls noting that operations were to be shuttered. The sudden decision by the Charlotte, North Carolina-based private equity firm, Ten Oaks Group, to halt funding “did not come with the customary WARN notice—a federal requirement that mandates a 60-day warning for mass layoffs.” Read more…

TOP SCHOOLS FOR HIRING LOGISTICS STUDENTS

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Insights from CEOS and Directors have helped “in the quest to discover the most fertile grounds for recruiting the next generation of warehouse and logistics talent.” These Execs have revealed their top schools for finding interns and recent grads, from the best schools for supply chain talent to the best ways for tapping into the array of local talent pools.  Read more…

SMALL DECLINE IN TRUCK TRANSPORTATION JOBS FOR JUNE

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There isn’t much to write home about in regards to Truck transportation jobs in June, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting jobs dropping by the smallest of increments: “Changes up or down are reported by the BLS in increments of 100 (unless they’re zero), and that is the change reported by the BLS for June: a decline of 100 jobs to 1,548,600 jobs.”  Read more…

LOGISTIC CHAINS BRACE FOR US SUPPLY CHAINS STRESS

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Resilience of supply chains will be tested as US imports are on course for volumes at a height not seen over the past two years. Even without work stoppages and multitudinous disruptions, logistics providers are preparing themselves for the worst. According to the Global Port Tracker, published by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, “box traffic pouring into US ports will climb to its highest level in two years in the coming weeks, and the authors predict a seven-month run of monthly import volumes north of 2m teu, fuelled by consumer spending and retailers stocking up.” Read more…

MANY TRUCK DRIVERS LOOKING FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES

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A truck driver recruitment advertising agency, in a new survey, has found that 40% of trucker drivers are currently looking for new driving opportunities. In comparison, “that’s a nearly 7% increase compared to the previous fall survey conducted by Conversion Interactive Agency (CIA), in partnership with employee retention agency People. Data. Analytics (PDA).”  Read more…

AI ATTRACTING GEN Z TO CAREERS IN LOGISTICS

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While there are several factors working in recruiters’ favor to attract Gen Z into warehousing jobs, technology and AI seem to be one of the major driving forces. Many logistic companies in the space today “are fostering strong and supportive internal cultures, care deeply for their employees and have designed jobs with employee’s priorities in mind – from using safety technology to offering flexible shift scheduling and better pay.”  Read more…

RESURFACED BIDEN VIDEO TALKING ABOUT TRUCK DRIVERS GOES VIRAL

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Causing backlash from social media users, a video of President Joe Biden discussing trucking jobs in an interview with the Des Moines Registry from 2019 has resurfaced online. In the video, Biden is heard saying:  “Guess what? Every trucker out there with an eighth-grade education or high school education knows that they are likely not to have a job in the next three, four, five years.” Read more…

PGT TRUCKING HONORS SAFE TRUCK DRIVERS

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PGT Trucking Inc. recently recognized over 150 safe drivers during the company’s annual awards event, held at the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PGT has hosted the ceremony for over twenty years to honor the company’s drivers, office staff and their guests. Included amongst the honorees were “46 Million-Mile Drivers, 104 Safe Drivers and 24 Premier Professionals.” Read more…