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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Swiss logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel Inc. is planning to lay off 227 Valley workers “after one of its customers, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, decided to insource roles at two Valley facilities.” Kuehne + Nagel informed the Arizona Department of Economic Development about the position separations in an April 22 Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter. The positions span a multitude of roles in contract logistics and the cutbacks are set to happen on July 31. Read more…
While Jerry L Cox may be retiring from his truck driving days on the highway, he is still helping drive the formerly incarcerated to find positions in the industry. Jerry L Cox started the nonprofit JLC Second Chance Trucking in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, “to help provide opportunities for convicted felons as they re-enter society. He is partnering with multiple other organizations to provide licenses and eventually jobs in the trucking industry. “ Read more…
