This article originally comes from the Illinois Business Journal
The dynamic and diverse career opportunities available across the freight industry – including opportunities related to the construction of multimodal infrastructure – were the focus of a virtual panel discussion during FreightWeekSTL 2025.
Panelists included Adam Mahlandt, general manager, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis; Bill Kinzeler, senior vice president & general manager, Ingram Infrastructure Group; Brad Reinhardt, president, WEL St. Louis, a third-party logistics firm; and Nicole Adewale EdD, principal/owner, ABNA Engineering Inc.
Hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway, the panel session highlighted pathways students can pursue to secure jobs in the rail, barge and trucking sectors and emphasized the critical role training programs play in preparing the future workforce.
Reinhardt, who also serves as board chair for the Transportation Club of St. Louis, discussed the extensive opportunities within the logistics and trucking sectors. “Logistics and transportation are more than just driving a truck or being a part of a third-party logistics company,” Reinhardt said. “There are also data entry jobs, sales jobs and warehouse jobs, IT is a big part of it, accounting, manufacturing, as well as the whole new AI industry that has now become a big player in our industry. Coming straight out of high school or really any past job, it’s very easy to get into the logistics world. Whether you’re driving for Amazon, FedEx or a manufacturing company, those jobs can start around $50,000 and eventually build up to a six-figure range. It’s a very lucrative and huge industry to get into.”
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