January 21st, 2012
Dollar General announced it is creating thousands of new jobs nationwide, which could mean more goods to haul and additional truck driver jobs.
The thrifty retailer plans on 625 new stores and add more than 6,000 new jobs in 2012.
Truck drivers will most likely be needed to bring goods to replenish the new stores.
In addition to 625 new stores in 2012, the company plans to remodel or relocate 550 stores and open a distribution center in California.
Currently it operates in more than 38 states.
Dollar General has been growing an an enormous rate.
Including 2012, the company will have created more than 21,000 new jobs since 2009.
“Dollar General is excited about our tremendous opportunity for growth in existing markets as well as in new markets such as California and Massachusetts,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. “We believe the new communities and states we are entering will benefit from our stores’ convenience and value, as well as the jobs and commitment to community our stores bring.”
Dollar General sells food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in neighborhood locations.
It is also hiring for Jacksonville retail jobs.
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January 16th, 2012
American Truck Group, a dealership, said in a blog post that it is positioning itself to create thousands of truck driver jobs.
According to Louis Normand, owner of the American Truck Group, ATG’s expansion is set to provide new work for as many as 8000 drivers and industry workers. Driver jobs alone could number in excess of 1400 as regulations, limiting daily driving hours, likely means two driver jobs for each new rig. Add in more shifts at distribution centers, more warehouse workers, more bookkeepers, more mechanics and soon you arrive at what Normand refers to as, “the jobs trickle-up effect.” Read the rest of this entry »
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January 9th, 2012
A truck driver with a history of long-haul truck driver jobs has won the lottery.
But the very lucky driver has actually won the lottery before.
Radifa Ivanenko won her first lottery back in 1999 when she secured a green card in the Green Card Lottery and was able to move to the United States. Twelve years later, Ivanenko has another big win to celebrate – this time winning a grand total of $2,000,000.00 playing an online lottery-style sweepstakes at FreeLotto.com, a website that offers players six daily games with a chance to win over $11,000,000.00 for free. Ivanenko became a FreeLotto member on June 15, 2011 and loved playing the game.
Ivanenko takes over as FreeLotto’s latest millionaire, succeeding Edward Cohen of Wallingford, Connecticut who won $1,000,000.00 on June 22, 2011. Ivanenko becomes FreeLotto’s 22nd winner of $1,000,000.00 or more, joining the roster of FreeLotto millionaires around the world that includes Raja Khan from Lahore, Pakistan; Alejandro Llano from Mexico City, Mexico; William Herriott from Glasgow, Scotland; and Eric Prevost from Calvados, France.
This jackpot brings the total awarded in FreeLotto’s sweepstakes to over $93 million. When asked how she plans to use the winnings, Ivanenko said she will buy herself a house and a car as well as help her two daughters and four grandchildren. She also said she doesn’t plan to retire just yet and will continue working while her health allows.
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December 30th, 2011
4SafeDrivers.com is helping companies clear the records of those they are considering for truck driver jobs.
The website offers nationwide DMV services to both employees and employers.
The transportation industry continues to expand aggressively, so the need remains to ensure drivers that are hired have clean and approved records.
Delivery time for the background check only takes about a day.
“It is no secret that transportation jobs, be it driving a bus or a commercial truck, are relatively plentiful,” notes 4SafeDrivers.com founder and president Jeffrey Kellner. “Yet it is also true that these jobs require rigorous background checks. That is why 4SafeDrivers.com offers so many services just for employers.” The Tribune article notes that transportation jobs are particularly restrictive in their background check processes.
Kellner goes on to note that employers have many reasons for seeking driving records from potential employees. “Not only is there the issue of safety, but also of liability, of insurance cost, and more,” Kellner observes. He also says that 4SafeDrivers.com’s new one-day delivery time is essential. “Given how many people are starting to apply for these transportation jobs, it is vital that employers be able to make informed hiring decisions as quickly as possible.”
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December 18th, 2011
C.R. England Global Transportation said this week it is expanding and creating dozens of new truck driver jobs.
The company says it is the nation’s largest refrigerated trucking company and a premier commercial truck driving school.
They will create a new instructional facility in Richmond, Indiana at the Rose City Business Park.
The company also plans to invest $2,240,500 and create 35 new jobs.
The EDC of Wayne County is providing an Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) grant of $90,000 to assist with renovations to the existing building and land improvements, as well as training for new employees. However, the company has announced it will use the money and match the grant for a total of $180,000 to provide to residents of Wayne County coverage of tuition costs to attend C.R. England’s school with a six month driving commitment from the students. Tuition per student is $2,995.
The existing building will be used for classrooms and office space. Surrounding property will be developed for a driving range and potentially house a future Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) testing center.
Thom Pronk, corporate vice president – recruiting, training and safety, C.R. England says “The school will educate roughly 65 new drivers weekly. At any given time, 120 plus students from various parts of Indiana and surrounding states will be residing in Richmond and contributing to the growth and vitality of the city as they boost the local economy.” Graduates of the program will have guaranteed employment with C.R. England.
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December 9th, 2011
Seegrid Corp., maker of un-manned, automated pallet trucks and tow tractors that operate without the need for wire, tape, laser or other automated guided vehicle (AGV) guidance systems, have announced their expansion and creation of additional truck driver jobs.
Recently the company announced the hire of Sana Ali as Applications Engineer. Due to the extraordinary growth Seegrid is experiencing, Ali has been brought on board in order to keep up with customer demand and to support the partnership with Raymond Corporation and Linde Material Handling.
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December 1st, 2011
Pushing truck drivers past their limits could harm truck driver jobs needlessly, according to a Florida furniture store executive testifying on behalf of the National Retail Federation during a session of Congress.
“Badcock, NRF and its members strongly support the current hours-of-service regulations and question the need to make changes,” W.S. Badcock Corp. Director of Logistics Frank Miller said. “Removing the current rules and reverting back to the old rules or some variation thereof would result in significant cost increases for the industry as a whole and would adversely impact the U.S. economy across all sectors.”
Miller is scheduled to testify this morning at a subcommittee hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee on a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal to reduce the current 11-hour “hours of service” daily limit for drivers to a 10-hour limit. Under the proposal, the 34 hours of time off currently required between each week of driving would also have to include at least two midnight-to-6 a.m. periods of nighttime rest.
Supporters of the proposal say it would result in fewer fatigued drivers on the road and help reduce accidents. But Miller said shortening the daily driving limit would require more drivers and more trucks to move the same volume of goods during the same time period. That would increase congestion on the nation’s already overcrowded highways, increasing the potential for accidents. Retailers are also concerned about the requirement for nighttime rest periods because retailers use overnight deliveries extensively in order to avoid daytime road congestion, particularly in urban areas, he said.
“As a result of the current 11-hour daily driving limit, U.S. retailers have been able to achieve significant efficiencies within their supply chains and distribution networks,” Miller said. “They have been able to work with their transportation providers to appropriately plan for the safe and efficient delivery of goods to their distribution centers and retail stores with a significantly high on-time delivery rate. Any change to this daily driving limit will upset the careful balance and efficiencies that have been achieved and require changes to current systems and processes.”
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November 18th, 2011
Oil field giant Halliburton said this week it is recruiting for many truck driver jobs in San Antonio, among other positions.
Halliburton said it it will hire 1500 people for a variety of positions, including administrators, managers, technicians, engineers, chemists, geologists and engineering jobs in San Antonio.
The jobs will pay an average of $70,000 per year.
Halliburton just broke ground on a $50 million base of operations in San Antonio.
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November 13th, 2011
If veterans come home from active duty seeking truck driver jobs, a new initiative by President Obama will help them achieve their goal.
Obama announced executive orders Nov. 7 to give tax credits to employers who hire post-9/11 veterans and wounded warriors, as well as enhanced career counseling and related services for veterans.
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November 1st, 2011
The increase of FedEx seasonal jobs is a good indicator that there will be more truck driver jobs.
FedEx said recently it expects to move more than 17 million shipments – almost double its daily average volume – through its global networks on December 12, the projected busiest day in company history. The 10 percent year-over-year increase will be driven by FedEx SmartPost, a residential shipping service designed for online and catalog retailers, as well as expected increased volume at FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery.
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