Female driver recruitment relies on addressing industry harassment issues, Women In Trucking founder says
Women In Trucking founder Ellen Voie is advocating for a safer industry for women.
Another rail union approves railroad deal, giving hope to strike avoidance
After the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employee Division and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen voted no against the approval of the labor contracts proposed by the railroads, many have voiced renewed concerns about a nationwide rail strike.
Universities are scrambling to offer supply chain logistics graduate programs
Global supply chain issues have been bleeding into almost every facet of life since the earliest days of the pandemic.
2022 trucking labor shortage woes dampening, but likely to rear head in 2023
With the trucking sector now short about 78,000 drivers, this is an improvement of approximately 4% to the 80,000-person estimate implied in 2021.
TuSimple CEO fired over improper relations with Chinese startup
The Chinese startup in question, Hydron, develops autonomous hydrogen-powered trucks.
Shipping, globalization, and logistics… is a singular generation to blame?
Experts within the United State’s maritime industry say the sector is made up of mostly Baby Boomers, the largest generation in American history.
Professional education for supply chain leaders is evolving
Recent years have been chock-full of supply chain challenges, which have forced new methods of innovation to come to pass.
Senior supply chain professions are mostly concerned with high turnover rates
In a survey conducted by digital training provider Skill Dynamics, 99% of those supply chain professionals surveyed stated that the consequences of high employee turnover deeply concerned them.
Warehouse worker satisfaction is more important than automation, according to survey
According to a ProGlove study, 75% of leaders in warehousing are most concerned with maintaining productivity levels, regardless of global supply chain issues.
Hiring companies are taking a new approach to leadership
In a survey of 860 HR leaders in July 2022, Gartner collected some interesting data. Organizations are looking for some specifics when hiring over the upcoming calendar year.
Amazon is hiring for the holidays
While the peak season holiday rushes begin to descend upon America, some of the largest retailers are looking to hire seasonal help.
Bringing factories back to the United States means finding labor to fill them
The United States manufacturing sector is focusing on re-shoring and near-shoring much of its operations, but will the American workforce rise to the occasion?
Tech schools need further support to bolster the technician career path
A growing technician shortage has many scrambling to figure out how to fill spots in repair shops as the previous generation leaves or retires.
After a steady climb since 2020 lows, trucking employment dropped 11,000 jobs in September
Since the epic low trucker employment numbers in early 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, employment numbers have steadily been on the rise.
Companies need peak season labor spots filled - but will the workers answer their call?
The holiday season is also peak season for the supply chain. Some of the world’s largest supply chain providers will be looking for seasonal staffing soon, including UPS.
Need a seasonal job? Walmart is hiring!
After 150,000 workers were hired over the 2021 holiday season, Walmart is scaling back a bit as they plan to take on 40,000 new hires for the 2022 holiday season.
Female technicians wanted: STAT
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) Index has reported what we may have already known: they is a lack of diversity regarding women in technician shops.
Your supply chain’s health depends on strong HR
Sometimes when people think of Human Resources, they take the Michael Scott approach: it is the worst.
U.S. companies have integrated record levels of robots after droves of workers quit their jobs
The age of robotics has officially begun. What’s been dubbed ‘The Great Resignation’ resulted in a massive labor shortage after workers left their positions by the millions.
Generational gap responsible for lack of warehouse workers
The newest generation of workers is expecting more - higher pay and implementation of technology available to ease operating procedures.
