| Warehousing industry and supply chain management | | | | travel through a distant area for example from US to |
| has provided a great number of job opportunities for | | | | Canada. |
| people belonging to different natures and levels of | | | | Specialized Freight trucking: This type of trucking |
| work. Take for example the Los Angeles supply chain | | | | involves vehicles that are made to transport specific |
| industry where a Public warehouse is a source of | | | | types of products such as flatbed trucks or freezer |
| regular income for countless people. The jobs offered | | | | trucks. These vehicles transport only specific type of |
| due to these industries are not just at managerial | | | | commodities, for example, a tanker can only be used |
| level but also on the operational level. One reason | | | | to transport a liquid product. It also further divided |
| behind these countless jobs offered by the industry | | | | into local and long distance freight trucking. The local |
| is that it involves a number of processes and | | | | truckers usually have a fixed working of 8 to 9 hours |
| services such as pick and pack, and logistics. Let us | | | | but the long distance trucking can involve long and |
| again take the example of fulfillment services, which | | | | tiring working hours. |
| involve product inquiry, sales quote, invoicing, shipping, | | | | The trucking industry does not only involve truck |
| delivery and many other processes. All of these | | | | drivers. A number of other staff members is also |
| processes require a number of employees to carry | | | | responsible to carry out the transportation process. |
| out different tasks. | | | | There are many clerical jobs in the industry that |
| One very important role played in the whole supply | | | | require computer literate personnel to handle |
| chain process is of the truck transportations. It is | | | | different office tasks. Mechanics, repairmen, |
| estimated that truck drivers hold more than 40 | | | | workshop supervisors are also needed. These people |
| percent of all the jobs in the warehousing industry. | | | | usually do not need any prior qualification and can |
| Generally, warehousing firms also provide trucking | | | | start as general helpers. The on job experience and |
| services and the warehousing contract involves | | | | learning may help in advancing. Most of the jobs in |
| storage, delivery, pick up and transport. We can | | | | this industry do not require a very high educational |
| roughly classify the transport services in two types, | | | | qualification. |
| General freight trucking: This type of trucking | | | | Although the salary and wages offered in this job |
| involves general transportation vehicles such as | | | | depend greatly on the economical situation, the |
| trucks and trailers for over the road transportation of | | | | demand for trucking and warehouse transport is ever |
| general goods. It can be either a local distance freight | | | | increasing. This is because more and more businesses |
| trucking or a long distance freight trucking. One | | | | are now relying upon public and contract warehouses |
| example of local freight trucking is the delivery truck | | | | to handle their storage and transportation needs. |
| which picks the products from a manufacturer | | | | There seems to be thriving demand of trucking |
| everyday, and distributes it to the different local | | | | related personnel in the coming future. |
| grocery stores. A long distance freight truck can | | | | |