Logistics companies ordered to pay warehouse workers $1M in back pay

In an effort to combat wage theft affecting foreign workers, the Department of Labor has recovered $1.1 million in back wages from two separate companies operating in the San Diego area. The wages were recovered from Freig Carrillo Forwarding Inc. and ACV Logistics Inc. for 50 Mexican nationals, some paid as little as $2.43 an…

Rail Roundup: CSX, Greenbrier and Norfolk Southern

CSX reaches sick leave agreement with IBEW Eastern U.S. railroad CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has reached a sick leave agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). “We are pleased by the progress we are making to improve the dialogue and strengthen relationships with rail labor,” CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs said in a…

Lufthansa moves cargo chief von Boxberg to run Brussels Airlines

Lufthansa Cargo CEO Dorothea von Boxberg is being reassigned to lead Brussels Airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa AG announced Thursday. Von Boxberg will take over as CEO of Belgium’s national airline and Lufthansa (DXE: LHA) subsidiary on April 15. Lufthansa Cargo CEO Dorothea von Boxberg (Photo: Lufthansa) “With her extensive knowledge and broad understanding of cargo and…

Labor shortage, retention top list of supply chain concerns

Recruiting and keeping qualified workers remains the top challenge for supply chain executives, according to the industry’s annual report card on industry attitudes released Thursday at the ProMat 2023 material handling, logistics and supply chain conference in Chicago. The report, published by the trade group MHI and consultancy Deloitte, found that 74% of 2,000 respondents,…