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Bob Costello’s Economic Outlook (Food Shippers of America March 02, 2021 Webcast)

Carter Logistics

I have been fortunate over the last several years to be an attendee of the Food Shippers of America Annual Conference, most recently held in Palm Desert, California, in 2019. Since the pandemic, the annual conferences have been on hold. The driver shortage is expected to be 105,000 by 2023 and possibly 160,000 by 2028.

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Shipping Industry News

Trans Global Auto Logistics

The ongoing presence of COVID-19 continues to negatively impact charter rates, operating expenses, staffing, and logistics planning. In 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reported that worldwide maritime trade was expected to drop by over 4 percent due to the pandemic. Shipping Industry News: The Good.

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Shipping Industry News

Trans Global Auto Logistics

The ongoing presence of COVID-19 continues to negatively impact charter rates, operating expenses, staffing, and logistics planning. In 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reported that worldwide maritime trade was expected to drop by over 4 percent due to the pandemic.

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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

247 Customs Broker

It is a topic of daily discussion at every industry trade show and conference, while also getting a ton of attention in the form of commentary or data being issued fairly frequently. highways, as per the ATA’s Freight Transportation Forecast 2017 to 2028, which was released in 2017. Why wouldn’t it be either?