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
Southeast Toyota Distributors issued permit for $60 million processing and operations center
Southeast Toyota Distributors issued permit for $60 million processing and operations center (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Buildings are on the way up at the Southeast Toyota Distributors auto processing center at the Blount Island Marine Terminal...
Northeast Florida Regional Airport expansion project seeks permit
Northeast Florida Regional Airport expansion project seeks permit (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Plans to expand Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Johns County are under way. The St. Johns River Water Management District received a...
JaxPort board approves contract extension with Carnival
JaxPort board approves contract extension with Carnival (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- A month after the Jacksonville Port Authority landed a second cruise line, the JaxPort board approved a contract extension with the company that has provided cruise...
Robert Hooper Jr.: Navigating through recession, the ‘great boom’
Robert Hooper Jr.: Navigating through recession, the 'great boom' (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Atlantic Logistics LLC’s 20-plus years of success is fueled by careful planning and nimble gameplay, according to CEO Robert Hooper Jr. That won’t change...
Jacksonville gets new shipping connection to west coast of South America
Jacksonville gets new shipping connection to west coast of South America (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has ramped up its level of activity in Jacksonville, beginning a new connection between the First Coast...
City approves build-out at Saxum cold-storage center in North Jacksonville
City approves build-out at Saxum cold-storage center in North Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Partners broke ground April 18, 2023, on the almost $87 million cold-storage center. “We are bullish on this site,” said Chris Hughes, president...
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.