Supply Chain, Shipping Delays Still Persist

U. S. logistics still need time to catch up with manufacturing pace. Improving conditions for supply chain labour is an efficient solution. Some call for changing the U. S. transportation age and drug testing rules by the Transportation Department for truck drivers to make taking these jobs easier.

Others urge the government to maintain ports and shipping equipment free to overcome shortage of chassis, because this has made this problem worse. Chassis play a critical role in delivering cargo, but they are hard to find.

Supply chain experts suggest rerouting more cargo to other ports to avoid cargo accumulation, though companies need to find drivers to pick cargo up in a new location.

Truck drivers are crucial for shipping and carrying 70 percent of cargo travelling nationwide. Shortage amounts up to 80,000 drivers, according to the American Trucking Association.

If Covid-19 taught the U. S. anything, it’s that preparedness for the worst is worth time and money. The pandemic is not the first supply chain disruption ever, and, in practice, it won’t be the last.