Before the advent of motor vehicles, all freight in the U.S. was moved either by horse-drawn carriage, by train, or via boats on the riverways and lakes. After the invention of the automobile, the first trucks looked very much like the horse-drawn carriages which had preceded them, with the basic…

All managers would ideally like to avoid employee turnover as much as possible, especially in the case of highly talented, exceptional performers. When you lose a really good employee, it’s like a double blow, because not only have you lost a valuable company asset, but you now have to fill…

Internal recruiting is generally a thankless task, with few rewards or incentives for those managers dedicated to scouring the pool of available candidates, locally and perhaps beyond the immediate region. This is unfortunate because in addition to going generally unrewarded and unrecognized, recruiting can be an extremely frustrating practice to…