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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

GlobalTranz

But fortunately, the FMCSA just awarded $1 million in grants to help “train and place veterans in careers as commercial truck and bus drivers,” as part of a larger series of programs to help veterans transition into civilian life. These problems have contributed to veteran homelessness for decades. national average.

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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

Now, That's Logistics

As far back as 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was documenting a shortfall that the Great Recession erased but that quickly resurfaced as the national economy recovered. For example, PlusDrive is one of several commercially-available autonomous trucking solutions already in use. Addressing the Persistent Driver Shortage.

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Conscious Clothing? Why Fashion's Going Green

Material Handling and Logistics

Crew Group, for example, recently debuted its “Eco Jean,” a selection of denim it boasts is made from “sustainably dyed organic Italian cotton.”. But it also reflects the rise of fast fashion, which has trained shoppers to think differently about the shelf life of the goods in their closet. Earlier this year, Levi Strauss & Co.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My son’s baseball season, which began last November with indoor training, finally ended last night. I’m guessing the researchers didn’t came across many examples of supply chain disruptions caused by cyberattacks in 2005, but based on the recent WannaCry and Petya cyberattacks, their findings seem to hold true today.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

For example, American commentators go so far as saying there is a ‘crisis’ in flagging a range of contemporary preparedness problems within the US Department of Defense including aviation incidents, capability gaps created with lower Defence budgets, and inadequate logistics support to the fielded force. 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts.,

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Witron doubles manufacturing capacity in Bavarian plant

Logistics Business Magazine

In his festive speech, Minister Albert Füracker described the company as “shining example for Bavaria”. Innovation and motivated, well-trained employees have been a supporting pillar of Witron since the company’s foundation. The opening was duly celebrated with selected guests in compliance with the current regulatory conditions.

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

These are some notes I wrote back in 2005 that I thought might be interesting here. The vast majority of our teaching should be experiential, and based in real-world situations, solving actual problems vs. examples and contrived exercises. The content of training is as critical as the way it is delivered.

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