Originally Posted by Lolvoguy
...But when those companies use trucks to transport supplies, where will they get supplies to keep those vehicles running (i.e. tires)
I swear, this is almost as bad as WWI and WWII
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trucke...keeping-supply-chains-moving-11584564327
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...Truckers are trying to navigate growing challenges on highways and at loading docks as they seek to keep supply chains running to meet surging coronavirus-driven demand for consumer staples and medical equipment.
...Trucking capacity is getting tighter as demand surges from retailers and manufacturers hustling to replenish stores and distribution centers cleaned out by shoppers stockpiling food and sanitizing supplies.
...Shipments of items such as electronics and health and beauty products are being delayed as retailers make more room in distribution centers and stores for food, paper products and diapers, according to Mac Pinkerton, president of freight broker C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.'s North American Surface Transportation division.
...The American Trucking Associations industry group has asked the Trump administration to exempt truckers delivering essential goods from travel and other restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic.
...In a letter Tuesday, the group also asked for rest stops to be kept open and for guidance on driver health, including possible testing for Covid-19. "Absent policies like these, it will be more difficult to ensure that the shelves are stocked and emergency supplies reach first responders and medical personnel," ATA Chief Executive Chris Spear said in the letter.