‘Record High’: Biden’s Supply Chain
Crisis Is Short 80,000 Truck Drivers
Posted By: Imright, 10/20/2021 11:03:19 PM
President Biden’s supply chain crisis is short 80,000 truck drivers, President and CEO of the American Trucking Association told CNN on Tuesday.Before the pandemic, the trucking industry was reportedly in need of 61,500 drivers, 30 percent less than in October.“That’s a pretty big spike,” Chris Spear said, noting that some drivers are leaving the industry and retiring while shipping ports remain filled to capacity with containers.The buildup of freight at the ports is likely due to a labor shortage spurred on by far-left policies of paying people not to work via large unemployment benefits.
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