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…
WHITE HOUSE TO OFFER LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO ASSUAGE FORMULA SHORTAGE
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…
ROBOTICS COMPANY TO ADD 300 LOGISTIC JOBS
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…
JACKSONVILLE’S LOGISTICS INDUSTRY BRIGHT SPOT IN ECONOMY
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…
FIRE LEAVES TRUCKERS JOBLESS
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…
MARIJAUNA VIOLATIONS TAKE 10,000 TRUCKERS OFF THE ROAD
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…
FREE WEBINAR TO HELP WITH TRUCK DRIVER SAFETY
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…
SOUTH DADE DEVELOPMENT CREATING LOGISTIC JOBS WHILE PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The South Dade Logistics & Technology District is hoping to bring thousands of logistic jobs to the South Dade area while protecting Biscayne Bay and the environment. If the application is approved, the development would allow for “793 acres bordering the Florida Turnpike Extension and SW 112th Avenue to be used as a hub for logistics, e-commerce, technology and light manufacturing.” Read more…
LACK OF TRANSPORTATION HURTING LOGISTICS WORKERS IN SAVANNAH
There are plenty of jobs and opportunities at the warehouses and ports in West Chatham, Savannah, but many applicants lack the vehicle to commute to these jobs. Across the country, “8.5% of households live without a car. In urban settings with reliable and frequent public transit or walkable neighborhoods, lacking a vehicle poses no problem. But in most cities and rural areas across the country, millions of families lack access to reliable transportation.” Read more…
LOGISTICS PROGRAMS TO BE TAUGHT IN VR
Goodwill of Southeast Georgia and Savannah Technical College will be offering a new virtual reality pilot program that will help applicants that are interested in learning manufacturing and forklifting skills. The certification courses will be taught in a hybrid format with the goal of providing students with innovative, hands-on classroom training. These virtual reality training courses “will allow the college to increase its logistics and manufacturing class sizes from 15 students to around 92.” Read more…