Commerce And Transportation In Hudson Valley

By Author: Eric Shanman
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The Hudson Valley of New York encompasses an area north of New York City and is anchored by the state capital of Albany. The area is so named due to its proximity to the Hudson River. It is divided in to 3 segments. The Lower Hudson River Valley includes Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties in NY and Bergen County in northern NJ. Middle Hudson River Valley includes Dutchess Orange and Ulster Counties and Upper Hudson River Valley contains Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer and Albany Counties.

A great deal of freight moves in and around the Hudson Valley. With a metropolitan area of more than 10 million people within an hour or two, there is always heavy demand for all sorts of materials and supplies to serve the area. Hudson Valley jobs in the transportation and commerce field can be found by searching the leading online job site for Hudson Valley jobs - Hudson Valley Jobs.

People interested in getting in to the transportation field can find driver jobs by searching the website. One of the recent postings for driver jobs in the Hudson Valley was for NFI Transportation Dedicated Fleet. This company provides dedicated ...
... truck service for a number of businesses throughout the Hudson Valley.

The job for those with a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and at least one year of proven experience driving tractor-trailers offers full medical and dental benefits along with a pay rate starting at .39 per mile plus $10 per delivery.

Drivers can have a regular route from Albany to lower New York, Long Island, New Jersey or Pennsylvania. They may make regular deliveries to a grocery chain or some other business that requires regular trucking service. Qualified drivers must be at least 23 years of age, pass drug, criminal, motor vehicle and social security checks.

Another transportation and commerce related job that was recently listed at Hudson Valley Jobs was for the position of Inside Sales Transportation Sales Representative. The position offered by C.H. Robinson, a leading trucking and logistics company, involves negotiating transportation rates with carriers for client-shippers. You must have good people and customer service skills as part of your job involves cold calling to solicit new business.

The Army Civilian Corps often posts jobs at Hudson Valley Jobs for work at West Point. A recent listing was for a permanent Transportation Assistant that would coordinate travel arrangements for military and civilian personnel.
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Eric writes for Hudson Valley Jobs, a top job board where Hudson Valley residents can find thousands of opportunities, like driver jobs.