Disaster was averted on Monday night at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos as passengers aboard Emirates flight to Dubai escaped a ground crash after their aircraft collided with a stationary plane belonging to Hak Air. It was learnt that the Boeing 777-200R aircraft with over 300 passengers collided with another Boeing 737-400 while taxiing for take-off and this led to […]
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INTERNATIONAL TITBITS: TRUCKING IN UNITED STATES ADDS 7,400 JOBS IN JUNE AS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 7 YEARS LOW
According to a report credited to Bloomberg News, the Labor Department has declared that the trucking industry in United States of America added 7,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.3% as more people left the labour force.
Continue reading »12 PASSENGERS AND 20 COWS DIE, 16 INJURED IN KOGI ROAD CRASH
No fewer than 12 people died and 16 others sustained varying degrees of injuries on Monday following a road crash at Irekpeni village, along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway.
Continue reading »JOB DESCRIPTION OF FLEET STOREKEEPERS
Fleet Storekeepers, otherwise known as Inventory Officers in some organisations keep track of material information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, record-keeping, and inventory control of parts, materials, equipments and sundry consumables.
Continue reading »JOB DESCRIPTION OF A FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Fleet Maintenance Managers lead the activities of the maintenance department to ensure that fleet and heavy equipment is available, dependable and safe at all times. In some logistics companies, the job of fleet manager is a legacy position; having existed for years with a well-established job description. In others, the job may have mutated from what it may have been […]
Continue reading »JOB DESCRIPTION OF THE LOGISTICS OR FLEET MANAGER
A Fleet Manager is exactly as it suggests, the manager of the transportation fleet. Fleet managers in logistics companies are responsible for selecting the right vehicles and maintaining them in good operating condition so that the company can meet its distribution objectives efficiently and cost-effectively.
Continue reading »JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HEAD OF OPERATIONS
This role in some organisations is called Head of Department, Director of Fleet Operations or General Manager, Supply and Logistics (especially in big and multidimensional organisations).
Continue reading »THE RELEVANCE OF JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE HAULAGE AND LOGISTICS SERVICES INDUSTRY
What it is: Job description sets out the purpose of a job, details where the job fits into the organization structure, outlines the main accountabilities and responsibilities of the job and the key tasks to be performed. Effective job descriptions help you avoid the scenario of employees saying “I didn’t know that was my job?” or “I don’t know whom […]
Continue reading »ANOTHER MOURNING AVERTED: 18 CHILDREN CHEAT DEATH IN LAGOS AS TRUCK HIT SCHOOL BUS
But for divine providence, the families of many pupils of a nursery and primary school in Okota area of Lagos State could have been thrown into mourning by now. A truck plying the pothole-riddled Ago Palace Way, Okota, lost control and hit a school bus that was conveying pupils to school. The incident happened during the week.
Continue reading »FAKE MOTOR PARTS WORTH N2BILLION SEIZED BY SON
A warehouse belonging to an Asian firm, Canco, which is situated within the Eleganza Plaza, Orile, Lagos, was on Monday sealed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria following a raid that led to the discovery of more than N2bn worth of substandard motor parts.
Continue reading »OGUN/OOU ACCIDENT UPDATE: AMOSUN TO DOMESTICATE TRAFFIC LAWS
In order to stop the flouting of traffic laws and wanton destruction of lives on the roads in Ogun State, the governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said his administration will expedite action on justice.
Continue reading »OKADA RIDERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 16 TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ROUTES RESTRICTION IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Government has issued a 21-day ultimatum effective from June 25 to commercial motorcycle operators to desist from operating on all restricted routes in the state including all bridges and 475 routes among others.
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