Both Amazon and FedEx use independent contractors for last mile delivery. At Amazon, these contractors are called delivery service partners (DSPs), and at FedEx, they are called independent service providers (ISPs) and serve FedEx Ground. DSPs and ISPs move goods…
Labor union representation is a common feature in many warehouse locations across the USA and Canada. There are several unions that represent warehouse employees such us the International Brothers of Teamsters, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and Unifor in…
UNFI has 40 warehouse locations in the United States.
Amazon delivery stations are warehouse facilities that prepare shipment for last mile delivery. Each delivery station is served by one or more delivery service partners (DSPs). DSPs are not owned by Amazon but are independently owned franchises that have a…
Yard truck drivers at Walmart distribution centers (DCs) are responsible for moving trailers within the DC yard. This task is usually performed using a specialized truck called a terminator tractor, shunt truck, yard dog or spotter truck. In other companies,…
Kohl’s has 15 warehousing facilities in the following states: Six of these facilities are e-Commerce fulfillment centers and are dedicated towards processing, filling and shipping Kohls.com orders.
Amazon warehouses typically do high volume hiring twice a year: March to June and late September to December. We know this because they’ve hired around this time in previous years, e.g. in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Hiring ramps up…
If you work in the freezer section of a distribution center or warehouse, you’ve probably noticed that your hands are the first to get cold. Not only do they get cold, but they can also become quite painful and numb.…
Musculoskeletal disorders are quite common among warehouse workers because of all the repetitive walking, bending, lifting, crouching, twisting and squatting they have to do on a daily basis. Exoskeleton suits are one solution to this problem that logistics companies are…
Target has a total of 51 warehousing facilities in the US. Some of these facilities share the same building or are really close to each other. List of Target warehouses/distribution centers Locations on Google Maps