"The Supply Chain Task Force"
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Eighteen different stakeholders were invited to collaborate with the White House, many of them crowding into that EOB conference room in person. There were representatives from port authorities and ocean carriers and terminal operators. Retailers, like Target and True Value, also attended. Even Land O’ Lakes got an invite. FedEx and UPS made it into the room, too, but according to a factsheet published online, they were there to address “logistics and warehousing,” not trucking specifically.
The truckers? They were absent. And so were the railroads. The two industries that kept store shelves stocked during the pandemic did not have a seat at the table. At first, Derek Leathers says he was “shocked.” Then after some thought, the chief executive of Werner Enterprises, which employs more than 9,000 drivers, said his opinion changed to “grave disappointment.”
“It's almost impossible for me to imagine a world where an announcement relative to a supply chain coalition would not include the two modes that move 90 plus percent of all tonnage in America,” Leathers told RCP. Ted Greener, a spokesperson for the Association of American Railroads, said his group would still “welcome any future discussions with policy makers,” adding that his industry continues “to operate 24/7 to meet customer demand” and “to share data and improve visibility.”
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The Clown Car! She is Back!
(It's a pleasant change from the Trump Train)
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@Mik said in "The Supply Chain Task Force":
It is time.
It must be such a relief after that four year period of incisiveness, direction and competence, to realise that the HONK-HONK guys are back in charge.
