Penske Logistics plans to slash 337 warehouse and other workers in Kinloch, Missouri, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) recently filed. The layoffs come from “losing a contract for warehousing services for supermarket chain Schnucks.”
A trade war with China and possible upcoming tariffs compelled businesses to “continue frontloading inventories, creating more trucking jobs in April, albeit temporarily.” According to the most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “more than 1,000 truck driver jobs were added to the economy in April. This was the fourth monthly increase in the past six months, which was preceded by a nearly one-year downward spiral.”
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Long-haul truck drivers spend a lot of time on the road and hence face “significant health challenges due to physical and psychological stress — including fatigue, social isolation and time pressures — that impact their overall well-being.” With that being said, studies show that these drivers are “twice as likely as those in other occupations to use tobacco cigarettes as a coping mechanism.”
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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.”
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.”
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) were one of the first to congratulate Sean Duffy on his Head of Transportation cabinet nomination, noting that Duffy “earned praise for helping pass legislation funding a bridge connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota during his time in the House of Representatives.”Read more…
With logistics workforce shortages affecting nearly three quarters of all logistic companies, steps need to be taken to avoid customer disappointment during the approaching peak season. The performance of supply chain “is being undermined by an endemic lack of staff – with 37% of companies experiencing high workforce shortages. The biggest problems are in transportation operations, closely followed by warehouse operations, and the impacts are being felt throughout the supply chain, from financial performance to customer service.”
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DSV is about to become the world’s biggest logistics firm after agreeing to buy Schenker, the logistics arm of German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn, for 14.3 billion euros ($15.85 billion). DSV, a logistics firm that had humble roots as a small enterprise of 10 truckers in 1976, has grown exponentially through “a string of successful acquisitions – some larger than the company itself – in a crowded logistics market.”
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Artificial intelligence is spurring on unfathomable new opportunities for logistics and supply chain management. Despite this fact, many organizations remain uncertain about how best to move forward with implementation. Chris Caplice, the executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, exclaims: “AI is a moving target… it’s not sitting still; it’s aspirational because what was considered AI 30 years ago — even 20 years ago — is not considered cutting-edge AI anymore. It’s always that thing that exceeds our grasp.”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…
