Transportation & Logistics
Transportation & Logistics Career Path
Transportation and logistics careers include jobs from loading and driving to upper management. This is the place to learn about a growing and well-paying industry.
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Industry News and Updates
JTA’s Ultimate Urban Circulator project could have a rocky path ahead
JTA’s Ultimate Urban Circulator project could have a rocky path ahead (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The path forward to making the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s Ultimate Urban Circulator — usually referred-to as U2C — appears...
Here’s how the UAW strikes are affecting Jaxport’s auto business
Here's how the UAW strikes are affecting Jaxport's auto business (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The United Auto Workers never initiated a simultaneous strike against the Big 3 automakers before this year. With more than half a million automobiles...
Plans submitted for $64M Project Empire
Plans submitted for $64M Project Empire (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- An unidentified company has submitted plans to the city for the $64 million logistics and distribution center that the city is considering giving $1.5 million in incentives...
Total Distribution leases 1 million-square-foot Florida Gateway Logistics Park building
Total Distribution leases 1 million-square-foot Florida Gateway Logistics Park building (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Total Distribution Inc., a third-party logistics company, has leased the 1,000,400-square-foot warehouse developed at Florida Gateway...
JaxPort receives $30 million for new cranes
JaxPort receives $30 million for new cranes (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Florida legislators presented a $30 million check to JaxPort during the port’s monthly board of directors meeting Aug. 28. The money will be used to buy two new container cranes...
New distribution facility in works at Jacksonville’s executive airport
New distribution facility in works at Jacksonville's executive airport (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Should event proceed as planned, the Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport will be home to another of the city’s growing number of warehouses...
Meet Sean Rush, Transportation & Logistics Industry Sector Manager
Sean Rush is the Transportation and Logistics Sector Manager at CareerSource NEFL.
Sean is a native of Tallahassee Florida. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography from Jacksonville University and a Master of Public Administration from Barry University.
Sean assists employers in the Transportation and Logistics sector by connecting them with potential new hires through recruitments events and the use of EmployFlorida.com. He helps employers upskill their current employees by offsetting the costs of qualified training through the utilization of CareerSource NEFL’s Customized Training Program.
Before joining CareerSource, Sean served in the US Navy and retired as Navy Commander. A result driven Military Veteran with over 28 years of honorable active-duty military service with worldwide Transportation and Logistics operations experience. He currently serves on the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization Board and manages several community-based programs which serve the Duval County community. Including a youth mentoring program at a Title 1 school he personally developed and started, focusing on developing life and job skills for at risk youth.
Interested in a Transportation and Logistics career and need more information? Contact Sean at SRush@careersourcenefl.com.
Contact Sean for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.