Within the last few years we have seen drastic changes in our national supply chain. Some of the biggest changes were that of backed-up ports and increased rates for shipping containers delivering to the United States. Shelves were having issues being replenished largely due to COVID-19 and the lack of product getting to the receivers.
With all of these issues coming about, things have finally started to change for the better in the last few months. According to the USDOT, shipping containers storage and ships docked in port are down by 35%, compared to that of March 1, 2022. Goods being delivered to retail environments are also at an all-time high since the pre-pandemic era. Things finally seem to be getting back on track for our national supply chain, and rates seem to be lowering, slowly.
All of the positives aside, there is still one issue we seem to struggle with. According to the USDOT, they actually describe it as a, "bottleneck in the transportation supply chain”, otherwise known as trucking capacity. The number of drivers to trucks is still lower now, than it has been within the last 10 years. They are starting to implement new programs and advantages to draw people into the industry of truck driving. Two of the main groups they have been focusing on to bring into the industry are women and veterans by launching a Women of Trucking Advisory Board and a Veterans Trucking Task Force. With these changes and a healthy world, hopefully, this issue can be resolved.
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Specializing as a national third-party transportation broker with nationwide offices and over 500 employees, the Allen Lund Company works with shippers and carriers across the nation to transport dry, refrigerated, and flatbed freight; additionally, the Allen Lund Company has an international division licensed by the FMC as an OTI-NVOCC (#019872NF), and a software and logistics division, ALC Logistics.
