Category Archives: Logistics

LONG TERM LOGISTIC JOBS FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS

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WeMake is partnering with Bettaway Supply Chain Services “to launch a structured hiring, training and skills development program providing long-term jobs and career opportunities for adults on the autism spectrum.” NJ-based WeMake, a not-for-profit skills development and workforce management organization for the autistic adult community, has created “a model program and support resources to enable companies to establish and sustain meaningful workplace opportunities designed to help autistic adults succeed on their own in compatible work environments.”   Read more…

AMERICANS NOT SURE ABOUT CHANGES TO HELP TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE

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The American public appears overwhelmingly skeptical of at least two possible solutions to the trucker shortage currently blighting our nation: “nearly 71 percent of registered voters polled by NewsNation opposed lowering the required age to get a commercial driver’s license from 18 to 16. Currently, drivers have to be 18 to transport goods within a state, or 21 to transport goods across state lines.” In addition, “65 percent of Americans said they would feel at least somewhat unsafe with self-driving trucks on the road.” Read more…

LOGISTICS GIANTS CUTTING HUNDREDS OF JOBS IN OHIO

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Global logistics giants Geodis and Ceva are planning to cut over 450 jobs in Ohio according to paperwork filed this past week. The French logistics company Geodis is planning on closing all of its business operations at its facilities in Columbus, while Ceva will be closing their east portion of their Groveport facility, with “supply chain operation specialists, dock supervisors and material handlers” being among the affected nonunion employees who will be out of work.  Read more…

TRUCKS REMAIN STOPPED AT MEXICAN BORDER

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Economic fallout is exacerbating as “Texas Governor Greg Abbot moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.”  Many companies are bemoaning the fact that the added inspections have already cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars, not to mention the smaller paychecks for all the loaders who have had trucks failing to show up.   Read more…

MISSOURI CENTER STAGE IN TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE

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With burnout from the mental and physical labors of truck driving, especially during a global pandemic, the American Trucking Association has predicted a possible shortage of up to 160,000 drivers over the next decade.  On the bright side, during President Joe Biden’s recent press conference regarding the industry, Missouri was among the states highlighted that are addressing the shortage, with the state raising its trucker employment rate “by more than 8% over the past year, one of just five states to do so.”   Read more…

LOGISTICS JOBS COMING TO SOUTH ALABAMA

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Officials predict 80 new logistics jobs will be coming to South Alabama as New York-based DC Safety and Averitt Express will both be expanding their operations to Mobil County, Alabama. Upon the announcements, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey exclaimed: “days like today prove why Alabama’s economic comeback is leading states around the country and why the Mobil area is a major catalyst for the entire state.”  Read more…

BOSTON DYNAMICS LOGISTICS ROBOT ALREADY SOLD OUT

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Boston Dynamics’ logistics robot “Stretch,” which can unload trailers and maneuver containers of all shapes and sizes, has officially sold out for 2022, with deliveries now only expected for 2023 and 2024.  Stretch can also “access tight spaces and even recover packages that might shift or fall during the unloading, thanks to its advanced vision system and custom vacuum gripper.”  The robot can not only do all of this on its own, but it can also decide what to do next in real time.  Read more…

AUTOMATION WON’T HARM LOGISTICS JOBS

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Most experts believe that despite the rapid rise in automation, jobs will largely remain in the warehousing and logistics industries. While many e-commerce giants, including Amazon and Chewy, have begun to utilize automation to improve efficiency, their warehouses will continue to create thousands of jobs for the workforce.  While automation helps with not having to rely on any one single person, there will be a continued need to have the right balance between people and machines for companies to remain fecund.   Read more..

MACY’S BRINGING 2,8000 LOGISTICS JOBS TO NORTH CAROLINA

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Macy’s Inc. is planning to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in Rowan County, North Carolina that “ultimately will employ about 2,800 people.” The $584 million dollar investment will open in 2024 in China Grove, which is only 35 miles northeast of Charlotte, and will “handle 30% of Macy’s digital supply chain when fully operational.” The state of the art facility will further build Macy’s inc. as one of the leading omnichannel retailers in the country.  Read more…