Unemployment, Security Regulations Changing the Face of Transportation
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand is picking up for employees across the transportation spectrum, but prospective workers beware: The demands of the job have never been greater. Increasingly stringent federal security and safety regulations are raising the bar for blue-collar transportation workers, and jobs once considered unskilled now come with unprecedented requirements -- from security background checks to training and expertise in new technology and sophisticated equipment.
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It is literally changing the face of shipping.
While the industry is moving cautiously on any large-scale hiring, senior managers are preparing for the inevitable expansion, and the likely increase in labor costs that will reverberate throughout supply chains and ultimately to freight pricing. In this week's Cover Story, The Journal of Commerce analyzes the potential impact of one of the most challenging transportation labor markets in history.
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