And they're backed up, too. The ports we have are in Blue Counties.
My brother works for a shipping/logistics company in TN. He handles their Independent Contracted Truckers. He's been telling me that since COVID came, they've been losing truckers. They're refusing to drive into blue states that require tests/vaccines to operate in. The IC's that have multiple trucks/drivers aren't willing to pick up new routes because of the COVID stimulus money. That plan really gummed up the machine, because these companies actually made more money to NOT deliver goods than they would normally make. And there were A LOT of older drivers that decided to retire rather than deal with the bullshit.
The problem is multi faceted, ALL of it designed to break the U.S.
And they're backed up, too. The ports we have are in Blue Counties.
My brother works for a shipping/logistics company in TN. He handles their Independent Contracted Truckers. He's been telling me that since COVID came, they've been losing truckers. They're refusing to drive into blue states that require tests/vaccines to operate in. The IC's that have multiple trucks/drivers aren't willing to pick up new routes because of the COVID stimulus money. That plan really gummed up the machine, because these companies actually made more money to NOT deliver goods than they would normally make. And there were A LOT of older drivers that decided to retire rather than deal with the bullshit.
The problem is multi faceted, ALL of it designed to break the U.S.