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Transaid scores training success in Uganda

Logistics Business Magazine

An independent assessment of international development organisation Transaid ’s Professional Driver Training Programme in Uganda has found that 100% of trainees felt the knowledge and experience acquired during the training equipped them with the necessary skills needed to enter the job market.

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The HDVI Story with Chuck Wallace

The Logistics of Logistics

Chuck started his career as a United States Air Force instructor pilot, first teaching young men and women to fly at undergraduate pilot training in Lubbock Texas, and then flying the C-130 Hercules in Frankfurt, Germany and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Chuck is one of the Co-founders of Esurance, which was eventually acquired by Allstate.

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The Current State of the Driver Shortage in 2016

GlobalTranz

Rather than trying to figure out what is and is not causing problems, you need to know a few basic facts about how the truck driver shortage will evolve in 2016. As a result, the company must spend more money to find, train and retain the other three, originally-needed drivers. Drivers Will Drive for Fewer Hours to Meet Regulations.

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Transaid Project Attracts Deputy High Commissioner

Logistics Business Magazine

The British Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon MBE, has visited Transaid’s professional driver training programme in Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana to see how the international development organisation is working to improve road safety in the country, which has seen an increase in road crash fatalities in recent years.

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When Coincidence Meets Determination – An Interview with Rob O’Byrne

Logistics Bureau

We wanted a bureau of services , including management consulting, recruiting, training and systems. We tried a few things in the early days like starting our own recruitment company and training business. Rob recently started training for his third Camino pilgrimage walk across Spain. It had to be a one-stop shop.

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Dachser develops talent through on-the-job training

247 Customs Broker

percent from 2016. The post Dachser develops talent through on-the-job training appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Its strongest presence is in Europe, where it does a lot of trucking, warehousing, logistics and distribution. In 2017, Dachser posted record revenues of 6.12 billion euros (U.S. billion), up 7.2

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

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