Warehousing hustles for ‘hostlers’ to meet e-commerce demand

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Warehousing hustles for ‘hostlers’ to meet e-commerce demand

| Mar 09, 2021 5:20PM EST
Greater use of drop trailer pools and e-commerce sales are generating demand for yard drivers — also referred to as hostlers — to handle trailers at warehouses and distribution centers, but those drivers are in short supply.
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