March 5, 2021
“Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.”
- Seth Godin
Exclusive: New Biden economic hires point toward infrastructure, manufacturing emphasis | Reuters
Association of American Railroads weighs in on climate policy – FreightWaves
Class 8 Orders Surge 212% to 43,800 | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
It Would Be a Major Blunder to Raise Taxes Right Now | RealClearMarkets
Inventories drop with no signs of softening demand: ISM | Supply Chain Dive
Can Businesses Still Require Masks in Texas and Mississippi? (nymag.com)
Deadly crash involving truck, SUV prompts human smuggling investigation – FreightWaves
PPP COVID-19 relief initiative is adjusted to attract the smallest businesses | Fox Business
‘Improved’ inventories still lagging sales growth; tailwind for trucking – FreightWaves
Majority of Small Businesses Not Requiring Vaccines, Tests | U.S. News® | US News
The debate over EV charging at interstate rest stops | Transport Dive
Key Supply Chain Trends in Manufacturing (blueyonder.com)
Coronavirus beams trucking, supply chain into an automated future | Supply Chain Dive
Seattle-Tacoma to congested Southern California ports: We feel your pain – FreightWaves
Supply Chain by the Numbers for March, 4, 2021 (scdigest.com)
Postal service to realign logistics and processing operations starting in August | DC Velocity
Infrastructure upgrade: US improves from D+ to C- FreightWaves
Truck driver hiring pool tightens to lowest point in three years, ACT says | DC Velocity
FMCSA: More drivers returning to work after drug violations – FreightWaves