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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., The shortage of workers has hit the trucking and logistics industry particularly hard. Wilson, 59, was released in 2013 he sought out training at Goodwill, where he learned to drive a forklift. Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp. What is the current landscape for workers?

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This Week in Logistics News (June 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Most of the Washington, DC, metro area is now experiencing hazardous air conditions. New York, Charlotte, Detroit, Indianapolis, Delaware and Rhode Island, as well as other areas, remain under air quality alerts. And now on to this week’s logistics news. That’s all for this week.