The $1.2 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden late last year has been heralded by some as the solution to the problem of how to repair and expand the nation’s crumbling and antiquated system of roads, rails, ports, airports and waterways. One can only hope.
The U.S. is around 80,000 commercial truck drivers short of what’s needed to meet current demand. And requirements for the future will send that number soaring.
A conversation with Pam Simon, conference chair of Manifest 2022, the new conference showcasing logistics technology and supply chain innovation, scheduled for January 25-27 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.