Category: 3PL and Fulfillment

Finding His Path: A Veteran’s Journey

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December 16, 2024
After high school, Tim drifted from job to job, only to find himself fired or laid off time and again. It was a cycle that left him questioning his place in the world. At a loss for what to do next, he decided to take a leap of faith and join the Navy. Tim was…
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Veteran Brings Message of Healing

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June 3, 2024
Prior to beginning his career at Peckham, where he’s worked as a 3PL Materials Handler for six years, Abel’s life was anything but easy. During an eight-year stint in the Marine Corps, he was deployed to and spent a year in Iraq. After returning to civilian life, Abel found steady employment at a steel plant…
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With a Supportive Workplace, Deaf Staff Member Finds a Way to be Heard and Succeed

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September 29, 2023
Janine’s employment journey before joining Peckham was challenging. Although she held positions at various companies, she struggled to maintain a full-time job. Between the typical obstacles that a deaf person faces in most workplaces and impending motherhood, Janine placed employment on hold for over 14 years. She was far from idle during that time, though:…
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Battle-Tested Vet Scores Big Working in 3PL and Fulfillment Services

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May 18, 2023
3PL and Fulfillment Services forklift operator Dale Hatfield’s childhood prepared him for a military career. Not because his father was in the armed services, but because by the time Dale was nine years old, he, one of his brothers, and father had moved many times. During his teens, Dale explained that “I was constantly in…
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Stephanie Ethington – Managing a Positive Change

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February 24, 2023
Stephanie’s previous job driving a forklift in a large warehouse was satisfying, but their performance point standard put a lot of pressure on her to complete work that she wasn’t necessarily well trained on. As a result, they parted ways, and she was without meaningful employment for an extended period. That all changed in 2015…
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Success Is No Accident – A Veteran Finds A New Path Forward

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August 29, 2022
Nearly a third (29.6%, 3.5 million) of the 12 million veterans ages 21-64 in the U.S. report having a disability. The vast majority of those disabilities are service-connected. Among Peckham’s five lines of business, Supply Chain employs the highest percentage of veterans – 7% of team members and 42% of staff have served in the…
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“I’m Here. And I’m Working”

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April 13, 2022
Matthew White has been successfully working at Peckham for almost 10 years. He and his service dog Zeb take public transportation to one of Peckham’s several warehousing locations in Lansing every day. His role as a materials handler requires him to securely wrap pallets using a shrink-wrap machine and to ensure the roll doesn’t disengage…
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