* Massachusetts - Will the trucker shortage glitch Cyber Monday?
Boston,MASS,USA -The Christian Sciente Monitor, by Lisa Suhay -NOV 28, 2014: -- A trucking industry trade group warns that, once again, the USA faces a shortage of truckers for the holiday season... It may be virtually impossible for sellers to keep all the delivery promises made to cyber shoppers given the shipping industry’s ongoing lack of truck drivers... “FedEx has invested billions of dollars into our network to accommodate growth. In the past five years, FedEx Ground has invested close to $2.5 billion on projects related to growing our capacity—things like expansions and new facilities,” Bonny Harrison, FedEx Global Media Relations, wrote in an email, and adds, “We are also hiring 50,000 seasonal workers to prepare for the volume, which is propelled by online shopping, and we will run a seven-day operation during the holiday season. We have also been in close collaboration with our retail customers to ensure we have an accurate reading of what they’re volumes will look like” ... The lack of qualified truck drivers is not new, and is in fact easing somewhat... Improved economic growth and healthier freight volumes will only put more pressure on the driver market and the driver shortage...
* Jamaica - Trucking for overseas jobs - Pro Driver offers one, three month courses
Kingston Wharf,Jamaica -The Jamaica Gleaner, by Chad Bryan -November 30, 2014: -- With overseas companies looking to recruit Jamaicans for employment in the trucking industry, a local driving company, Pro Driver Jamaica Tractor Trailer Driving School, has established a programme for quick mastery of the massive vehicles... The programme, which normally takes three months, will equip the student with stopping and turning techniques, sharing the road, basic manoeuvrability, controlled braking, reversing, smooth up and down shifting and how to inspect the vehicle... It is done every Sunday in an area close to the Kingston Wharf at a cost of $9,000 per hour. There is also an express course that lasts for a month... Powis also stated that a lot of persons are showing interest in the programme. Most of them are interested in employment in the overseas trucking industry...Labels: truckers shortage, truckers training
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