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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics: Definitions

The terms transportation, distribution, and logistics may sound similar. Yet, they have different meanings. Workers in these areas contribute to the career cluster in different ways. Learn more about these concepts in this interactivity. Click the player button to begin.

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Logistics at the Georgia Ports Authority

The ports of the Georgia Ports Authority use planned logistics and advanced technology. View the video Georgia Ports Authority | Fast Forward Launch Pad. You will learn about the activities and available careers at ports. This video is told through a series of short interviews and shows how varied careers at a port can be. Click the player button to begin.

Workplace Skills for Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Careers

The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster requires the use of Job-Specific Tools and Technologies. This means knowing how to select and safely use industry-specific technologies, tools, and machines to complete job tasks effectively. This includes a wide array of technologies like design programs, tablets, and cutting edge machinery, all of which help employees efficiently and effectively accomplish their tasks. Moreover, workers in this industry must have a Work Ethic, which means consistently working to the best of one’s ability and being diligent, dependable, and accountable for one’s actions. This is instrumental to ensure goods and people reach their destinations safely and on time.

Career Connections: Shipping and Receiving

Jordan Wyatt is a warehouse scheduler at Sysco Cleveland Incorporated. This is Ohio's largest distributor of food service products and restaurant supplies. As part of his job, he coordinates the daily flow of trucks in and out of his company’s large warehouse. View the video Career Connections: Shipping and Receiving from eMediaVA℠ to learn more about this and other jobs in logistics. Click the player button to begin.

Career Connections: Transportation Supervisor

View the video Career Connections: Transportation Supervisor from eMediaVA℠. You will see how Matt Budyka has steadily advanced in his career in the transportation, distribution, and logistics industry through his job at Sysco. Click the player button to begin.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Pathways

The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster has seven different pathways associated with it. In this interactivity, learn about each of these pathways, including their descriptions, sample job titles, salaries, and required education. Click the player button to begin.

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Virginia Department of Education's Career Planning Guide

Are you interested in learning more about the occupations shown in the seven pathways in the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster? Visit the Virginia Department of Education's Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Planning Guide to explore these pathways and careers in more detail.