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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.

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Logistics Cyclists raise £225,000 for Transaid

Logistics Business Magazine

Maddy Matheson, Head of Fundraising for Transaid, says: “Ever since our first Cycle Challenge in Malawi, back in 2006, we’ve enjoyed excellent support from riders across the industry, and this year was no different. We had two fantastic groups, each passionate about our life-saving work.

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DHL supports boohoo’s US expansion

Logistics Business Magazine

Although boohoo has been servicing the US through its existing network in the UK since 2006, the company’s growing order volumes and customer demand on this side of the pond in recent years made a US-based distribution centre for direct-to-consumer fulfilment a necessity,” said Kraig Foreman, President, eCommerce, DHL Supply Chain.

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New Parts Manager at Clark Europe

Logistics Business Magazine

After the takeover by TVH in 2006, he moved to Büsch Gabelstapler in Kerken – a dealer at that time. His responsibilities included looking after dealers throughout the EMEA region (Europe, Africa and the Middle East), conducting internal and external training and sales support. In 2010 Baldy joined Clark as Parts Sales Manager.

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Upgrade to High-performance Voice Technology

Logistics Business Magazine

The company faced a range of supply chain optimisation issues before it began working with Zetes in 2006 to digitalise manual warehouse processes and implement ZetesMedea Voice into its chilled warehouse.

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Cycle challenge double-header raises £230,000 for Transaid

Logistics Business Magazine

It marked a return to the country which hosted Transaid’s first ever cycle challenge in 2006. Cycle Malawi 2022 was backed by Gold-sponsor UKWA, and saw the riders tackle the full route over five days in the saddle.

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Jerome hits the road for DB Schenker’s Golden Truck tour

Now, That's Logistics

Jerome started working for DB Schenker in 2006 after learning about the opportunity from a relative who worked there. That could be because Jerome was selected from a group of potential candidates to helm an effort that will give DB Schenker a more prominent spot on the map when it comes to domestic trucking.