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

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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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Become an Independent Freight Broker Today with JW’s Free Comprehensive Guide

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Decide if you need training and where to get it if you do. From registering with the FMCSA to understanding your training options, getting a detailed and all-encompassing look at the whole licensing process makes a big difference. Estimate the costs of becoming a freight broker. Fulfill ALL the legal requirements.

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Warehouse Speed - Forecast, Train, Document, and Communicate

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If speeding warehouse operations is one of your goals in 2006.obtaining Train a core group of employees in all warehouse processes. Create a training manual -- it can be either an electronic or paper document; whatever works best for your company. obtaining more accurate inventory information should be your first step.

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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

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Study.com's Best Freight Broker Training Programs List. It's important to note that the programs in this list are designed to provide high level training in logistics. There are other programs which are designed to train you in the basics of how to operate a more basic trucking-focused freight brokerage.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

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Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent). Annually, 3.2 - 3.5

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The History of the Shipping Container

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With the growth of transpacific trade, McLean teams with Southern Pacific Railroad to build the first double-stack train car. The first all double-stack train is developed by APL and UP Railroad. Over 100 double stack container trains, each a mile long, are now operating across U.S. Costs fall and service improves. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

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In the mid 1950s, this concept was extended to transportation management with the development of intermodal containers together with ships, trains, and trucks to handle these containers. imports from China grew from about $45 billion per year in 1995 to more than $280 billion per year in 2006.