Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

"Taking the road to a career in Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics is well worth the ride. Doing business in America means moving people, raw materials, and products by road, rail, air, and water. To keep things moving requires millions of workers in supporting industries such as infrastructure planning and management, logistics, and maintenance of vehicles and facilities. The variety of opportunities is dizzying, but to get ahead it helps to have a solid technical background. Individuals from automobile service technicians to airline pilots find their jobs improved and enriched by technical advances."

 

 

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Wilbur S. Smith | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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An interview with Wilbur S. Smith. Wilbur S. Smith (1911–1990) Wilbur Smith's name is probably known in more places around the world today than any other South Carolinian's. The traffic consulting...
Wilbur S. Smith | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A profile of Wilbur Stevenson Smith. Wilbur S. Smith (1911–1990) Wilbur Smith's name is probably known in more places around the world today than any other South Carolinian's. The traffic consulting...
William J. Detyens | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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William J. Detyens (1917-2002) Bill Detyens has lived in semiretirement much as he has lived the rest of his life: full speed ahead. He could be at his Rebellion Farms home or office on Clements Ferry...
Around Alone, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited

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A race around the world . . . in a boat 40 to 60 feet in length . . . ALONE. This event, which began in 1982, occurs every four years and starts in Charleston, South Carolina. The course consists of...
Around Alone, Part 2 | Project Discovery Revisited

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Students at Laing Middle School followed the progress of the race. They used the Internet to track the skippers. They learned about oceans, stopovers, satellite photography, weather, geography, and...
Friar Edmund Cass, Uber Driver | Original SC

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If you could, just for a moment, understand the intense, passionate love the creator has for you as an individual, worry would not be a part of your life. Friar Edmund Cass stays busy helping the...
Civil Engineer | Science Splash

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About the Speaker Michelle James is Bridge Project Coordinator (civil engineer) for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). She manages bridge replacement projects for thirteen...
Female Pilot | Science Splash

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Chemist and pilot, Patty Hamilton, explains to an audience of young girls what she does professionally at the University of South Carolina’s Office of Health and Safety. She also discusses her hobby...
Civil Engineer | Science Splash

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Gayatri Kharel works for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) as a civil engineer. She outlines how her interests in civil engineering developed while she lived in India. She talks...