An owner of a contract company that has been running for almost 10 years and has employed almost 50 people has been forced to fire an employee after receiving several complaints from customers over political messaging on the worker’s truck. While “60 percent of workers say they believe that discussing politics at work is unacceptable… 57 percent of workers still admitted to talking about politics while on the job.” Read more…
The latest round of grant funding from Northern Illinois Community Initiatives will help disadvantaged business owners, including those in the logistics sector. NICI, the nonprofit founded by natural gas distributor Nicor Gas, announced “three Impact Grant awards worth $100,000 each to nonprofit organizations serving Rockford, Harvey, south and west suburban Cook County and Will County. The grants, created to provide bridge funding for economic and workforce development, and community revitalization programs, builds upon NICI’s mission to attract investment, mobilize partners, and connect vital resources to underserved communities in Nicor Gas’ service areas.” Read more…
More logistic jobs will be coming to Maine as Governor Janet Mills announced “nearly $20 million in grant awards through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help Maine farmers and food processors address infrastructure needs to expand in-state production and processing.” These funds will help farmers “increase the supply of Maine-grown food, meet growing demand, create and sustain jobs in one of Maine’s iconic heritage industries.” Read more…
Pet Supplies Plus, a leading, full-service pet retail company, plans to establish a new distribution center in Orangeburg County with a $53 million investment that will create 275 new jobs, including “highly desirable logistic jobs.” Created in 1988, “Pet Supplies Plus, a subsidiary of Franchise Group, Inc., is one of the largest pet retail franchises in the United States, offering customers a wide assortment of natural pet foods, goods and services. Located in 40 states, Pet Supplies Plus has more than 630 stores, the majority of which are independently owned and operated by franchisees.” Read more…
The White House plans to revive one of the largest domestic formula plants in order to offer “formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula.” The plant was shut down earlier in the year for safety concerns. Read more…
GreyOrange, a robotic company out of Atlanta, “is set to expand its footprint and create 300 jobs globally as supply chain delays continue to affect the economy.” With the demands for e-commerce soaring due to the effects of the pandemic, and labor shortages causing supply chain backlogs, investments into Atlanta’s supply chain innovation sector have soared. Read more…
With everything blighting the economy, including supply chain issues, higher fuel prices, and lack of available workers, Jacksonville, Florida, with the reputation of being one of the top logistic centers in America, “has helped lessen the burden due to investment in the region’s rich logistics infrastructure and key location that enables same-day access to 98 million U.S. consumers.” Read more…
Flames that ravaged a Wilbur Way storage yard in South Sacramento this past week destroyed several semi-trucks, leaving at least four drivers jobless. Harvinder Pahal, a truck driver for more than 25 years, who has parked his Volvo big rig in the lot since 2014, did not only lose his truck in the fire, but is now also out of a job with no income to support himself. The fire is still under investigation by the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Read more…
Compounding the supply chain disruptions blighting the country nationwide, marijuana violations have taken over 10,000 truck drivers off the road this past year. With more and more states legalizing recreational marijuana, more and more truck drivers have tested positive for the substance. As of this past April, “10,276 commercial vehicle drivers have tested positive for marijuana use. By the same time in 2021, there had been 7,750 violations. That’s a 32.6% increase year over year.” Read more…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will be celebrating Operation Safe Driver Week by offering a free webinar to help prepare commercial vehicle drivers for the week long event, which is slated for July 10 – 16. The webinar is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, where the discussion will include “a review of the 2022 Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement guidance, data collection forms, planned CBS digital media efforts and available resources.” A question and answer session will follow. Read more…
