Transportation & Logistics
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CEO of Jacksonville’s second-largest air carrier discusses whether it will add more destinations
Gary Kelly, chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines. Oct. 13, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) While now may not seem like the opportune time for expansion, Southwest Airlines sees adding new dots to its network as a tool to stymie the COVID-19...
United Parcel Service keeps job hiring steady while expecting another ‘record’ holiday season
PHOTO COURTESY UPS Oct. 6, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) UPS is preparing for another “record peak holiday” shipping season but will be sticking with roughly the same seasonal hiring surge as usual. United Parcel Service Inc. said Wednesday...
Amazon to blanket the ’burbs with delivery stations’
Sept. 29, 2020 (Courtesy of Freight Waves) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is coming to a suburban enclave perhaps near you. The Seattle-based e-tailer plans to open 1,000 parcel-delivery stations in suburban U.S. locations to support local fulfillment operations,...
Report: Florida logistics industry stronger, but manufacturing below average
Sept. 22, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) A report designed to help site selection companies says that Florida’s logistics industry and human capital has gotten stronger in the past year, but the Sunshine States’s manufacturing sector and global...
American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs
Sept. 15, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) American Airlines will furlough 17,500 employees and conduct 1,500 layoffs on the management side come Oct. 1, the carrier told employees. “Today is the hardest message we have had to share so far – the...
Jacksonville’s shortline railroads work to provide stability during a time of uncertainty
A red diesel locomotive pulls a freight train on the mail track. Sept. 8, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) Florida East Coast Railway’s track runs from South Florida to Jacksonville, connecting PortMiami, Port Everglades and Port of Palm...