China News Service, February 7th. According to the US "World Journal" report, Chinese logistics practitioners in Los Angeles reported that January was originally a time when the logistics industry was close to the off-season, but both logistics companies and truck drivers were busy in the off-season. scene.
The epidemic has led to the rise of e-commerce platforms, increased demand for online shopping, and a large number of imported products accumulated in the Port of Los Angeles.
The Chinese logistics industry not only needs to expand the warehouse in the New Year, but the monthly salary of truck drivers is tens of thousands of dollars, and the waiters in the restaurants also switch to work as truck dispatchers.
The logistics industry worker Gu Kelvin is busy in the company's warehouse. He said that in previous years, this time is the end of the peak season, but this year is relatively busy, and because it is too difficult to find people now, the bosses personally apply.
The difficulty in recruiting people is mainly affected by the epidemic, and many people worry about safety.
Although logistics does not touch people, it also touches goods in warehouses. In addition, some company employees need to take care of children and the elderly at home, and there are fewer people looking for jobs in the market than in previous years.
Now the company’s recruitment process has become complicated, because it has to trace its usual activities and consider whether it will affect the safety of other old employees.
Gu Kelvin said that there are many products sold from e-commerce, and the demand for the entire logistics industry has increased, so that many people in other industries have turned to the logistics industry and engaged in customs declaration, truck driver and other occupations.
Chinese companies that are doing logistics themselves have expanded to varying degrees.
Gu Kelvin said that his company rejected many new customers last year due to limited warehouse capacity and uncertainty about the future.
This year, the situation is relatively stable, and the e-commerce volume is still relatively large, especially in accordance with the shipment arrangements of Chinese customers during the Spring Festival, the warehouse capacity will be greatly expanded.
Truck drivers are even running on the road every day, because there are too many goods at the airport terminal that they need to tow.
People who used to be tour bus drivers have switched to truck drivers. Chinese man Li Tim said that now too many people from various industries have transferred to learn truck A driver's license, and the driving schools are full.
However, truck drivers do earn a lot of money now. If they work hard, they can earn 7,000 to tens of thousands of dollars a month. Experienced drivers are more sought-after.
Truck dispatchers are more short-handed than truck drivers, and Xiao Ding, a waiter in the restaurant, has recently switched jobs as a dispatcher.
He said that the restaurant is basically out of business now. He has to feed his family. Relying on relief is equivalent to sitting in the air. He has learned truck dispatching courses online. This job does not need to go out, just answer the phone at home.
Although he is under pressure at work and needs to be on call 24 hours a day, his income is several times that of serving as a waiter in a restaurant.
(Zhang Hong)