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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

When Mr. Wilson, 59, was released in 2013 he sought out training at Goodwill, where he learned to drive a forklift. facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., The DRIVE-Safe Act updates federal law to empower the trucking industry to fill these gaps with a qualified, highly trained emerging workforce.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

If you’re interested in donating to help us reach our $50K goal, please visit my site. Finally, yet another study was published analyzing different mechanisms to fund highway transportation projects.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

” Walmart opened its largest fulfillment center on June 15 outside of Indianapolis. A train car shortage has stranded some 70,000 cars that are ready to get shipped to dealer lots. The strongest leverage our members have is their labor and they are prepared to withhold it to ensure UPS acts accordingly.” in McCordsville.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

New York, Charlotte, Detroit, Indianapolis, Delaware and Rhode Island, as well as other areas, remain under air quality alerts. “It’s not in our members’, the public’s, or the railroad’s best interest for engineers to be operating trains when they’re sick.