Transportation Job Market
According to Milton Collier, the normal career progression in transportation is based on job mobility.
ATLANTA, GA, August 02, 2012
According to Milton Collier, the normal career progression in transportation is based on job mobility. Career trends are often affected by industry-specific issues which may create jobs or result in a loss of jobs. The most common thing is for career moves within a specific industry, during times of expansion and concentrate on job retention in the downsizing periods.In the US, career trends in transportation have been moving away from the more traditional, fixed courses to higher job mobility as a result of extensive changes to the industry's commercial practices. Several sectors have effectively been restructuring as technology and new business methodologies, as well as economics, dictate the development of the industry's different sectors.
Transportation job postings have jumped 73% from a year ago, the biggest performer of 12 industries tracked by TranzJobs.com
The online job search engine said 20,000 new transportation jobs have been posted since April alone. The most sought after transportation positions are for driver, freight agents, and transportation technology specialists based on clicks by job seekers.
According to Milton Collier, North American freight shipments and spending increased in May for the fourth consecutive month. "North American freight shipments and expenditures both posted increases for the fourth consecutive month, with spending growth outpacing the rise in shipment volume.
"The number of freight shipments has risen at a very steady pace in 2012 but is still well below the most recent high point in September 2011." Cumulatively for the year, freight dollars are up 7.8 percent year over year, while shipments volume has increased by 8.5 percent since 2011.
TranZcenter, LLC is a Transportation Management company.