The warehousing and transportation company A. Duie Pyle has opened three new centers in Virginia, including in Roanoke, Manassas and Richmonds. According to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the business could create up to 75 jobs in all. Chairman and CEO Peter Latta said in a statement: “We have been planning to add locations in the Commonwealth of Virginia for some time, and we are thrilled to gather here today with our customers, local officials and business leaders to commemorate our expansion.”  Read more…

Amongst the 8 million jobs created by the frontline industry, “logistics & mobility offers the highest average monthly salary of Rs 26,484, the report, Frontline Index 2022, by HRMS firm Betterplace said.  The average monthly salary of frontline workers increased from Rs 21,664 in FY21 to Rs 22,800 in FY22.”  Also in the report, youth dominated the workforce and workers tended to stay in their hometowns and states.  Read more…

Mackenzie & Paige Logistics, a women owned logistics company in Kentucky, will be opening their new headquarters in Florence in the near future. The company will commit $4 million into the new investment, “which is expected to create 210 jobs, including positions for at least 120 Kentucky residents.” Created in 2011, “M & P Logistics operates dry-van and refrigeration transportation, along with specialized options such as white glove deliviries, rail and port drayage (the transport of freight from a port or rail to a destination), and sprinter anf box truck expediting.”  Read more…

Amazon announced this week a new service that will give sellers access to its enormous warehousing and distribution network. The service will be called Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD). and it will be pay as you go as sellers will be allowed to ship their inventory to what Amazon is calling “”new, purpose-built facilities for bulk inventory storage and automated distribution.” Read more…

In response to supply chain logjams that have blighted delivery speeds across the nation, clothing retailers American Eagle and Gap are offering other companies, including their competitors, access to their distribution networks and warehouses. Though obstacles abound, including customer concerns over data privacy and a possible loss of competitive edge over their competitors by opening up their logistic resources, American Eagle and Gap believe this move is essential to bring back “accuracy and speed” to the supply chain sector.  Read more…