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Shippers and forwarders affected by the lack of long-haul truck drivers in the US must move to other transport modes, as the shortage is long-term rather than a cyclical shift, say industry experts.
John Roberts, president and CEO of JB Hunt Transport, speaking at the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference in Atlanta last week, called on shippers to reduce their demand for long-haul truckers.
“The driver dynamic is very real,” he said. “No one is raising their kids to ...
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Dan
October 10, 2012 at 2:16 pmI would consider rail for our shipments that are not time-sensitive. However with the cost of transporting our equipment to the rail, and then the rail shipping costs it is just not economical to do so.