The potential harm that a proposed federal vaccine mandate could have on trucking was spotlighted by an industry executive who outlined for lawmakers key challenges facing motor carriers as they work to deliver goods across an increasingly stressed supply chain.
December 9, 2021supply chain
Government, Business, Safety 
Randy Guillot by House Committee on Natural Resources via YouTube
Trucking Expresses Supply Chain Concerns Before House Panel
Randy Guillot by House Committee on Natural Resources via YouTube Government, Business, Logistics 
Sen. Gary Peters by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation webcast
Senate Panel Examines Supply Chain Disruptions
Sen. Gary Peters by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation webcastWASHINGTON — To help alleviate ongoing supply chain woes, a senior transportation policymaker in the U.S. Senate suggested federal agencies as well as industries look to ports along the Great Lakes.
December 8, 2021 Government, Business 
Yellen also conceded that the continued low supply of labor was “a mystery” amid the high demand for workers. (Greg Nash/The Hill via Bloomberg News)
US Might Need to Produce More of Its Own Goods, Yellen Says
Yellen also conceded that the continued low supply of labor was “a mystery” amid the high demand for workers. (Greg Nash/The Hill via Bloomberg News)Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains has proved a vulnerability and that the country needs to produce more critical goods domestically to protect its economic and national security.
December 7, 2021 Business, Logistics, Top 100 
A McLane driver makes a delivery. (McLane via Twitter)
McLane Names Chris Smith to Lead Grocery Unit
A McLane driver makes a delivery. (McLane via Twitter)McLane Co. Inc. announced Chris Smith joined the company as president of McLane Grocery, a $33 billion business unit that provides supply chain service to more than 70,000 retail locations.
December 3, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Logistics 
Bob Costello speaks at a past event. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATA’s Bob Costello: Economy Is Strong, but COVID, Inflation Threats Remain
Bob Costello speaks at a past event. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)Three core economic sectors of trucking are showing strength, but disruption from the omicron variant of the coronavirus hangs over the industry as it heads into 2022, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
December 1, 2021 Business, Logistics 
A train carrying shipping containers travels down the track. (David Wise/Flickr)
Broken Supply Chains Threaten Ruin at a Growing Number of Small Firms
A train carrying shipping containers travels down the track. (David Wise/Flickr)A growing cohort of smaller companies that survived the cold depths of the pandemic say now they’re in danger because the economy is too hot.
December 1, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics 
President Joe Biden by Evan Vucci/AP
Biden Meets With CEOs of Walmart, CVS on Holiday Supply Chain
President Joe Biden by Evan Vucci/APPresident Joe Biden said his administration has made strides toward relieving U.S. supply chain disruptions, as he met Nov. 29 with the leaders of major retailers including Walmart Inc. who assured him they have ample inventories for the holiday season.
November 29, 2021 Government 
Biden's executive order comes on the heels of a plan meant to enhance elements of the supply chain at ports and waterways. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
Biden Order Aims to Remedy Supply Chain Bottlenecks Amid GOP Criticism
Biden's executive order comes on the heels of a plan meant to enhance elements of the supply chain at ports and waterways. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)The Biden White House took another step to resolve supply chain complications, directing federal agencies to prioritize programs and rules that would bolster commercial supply chains, as well as domestic manufacturing.
November 23, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics, TCA 
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the sixth-busiest cargo airport in the world. (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
Anchorage Airport Pitches New Shipping Option to Ease West Coast Snarls
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the sixth-busiest cargo airport in the world. (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)An Anchorage, Alaska, economic development group, alongside Anchorage airport and shipping officials, is making a pitch for what they say is an unexploited maritime shipping route from Anchorage to the U.S. Northwest that could help unlock West Coast shipping snarls.
November 19, 2021 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
Port of Los Angeles. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Southern California Port Officials Say Crisis Easing
Port of Los Angeles. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)The Port of Los Angeles has suspended plans to charge shippers for containers that have been piling up at the facility, an announcement made the day that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a virtual visit pledged support from the Biden administration to help ease stress on the nation’s crowded supply chain.
November 18, 2021