Arkansas Trucking Association, Inc. Governmental Affairs issued the following announcement on Dec. 23.
This article from KUAR FM 89.1 & Talk Business & Politics-Statewide examines the role of driver shortages in the supply chain crunch. ATA President Shannon Newton explains that Arkansas trucking businesses and schools are working to address the problem. At ASU-Newport, a new four-week driver training program helps connect drivers with Arkansas companies offering incentives and tuition reimbursement. https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/.../truck-driver-shortage...
Now, however, U.S. consumers are more conscious than ever of the complex system of organizations, activities, people and information called the “supply chain” that takes goods from raw materials to finished products delivered to the user.
It is estimated that Americans will spend more than $1.3 billion during the Christmas season, but they may not get what they want when they want it. Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, said, “This time, we should expect some empty shelves” as the result of kinks in the supply chain.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Arkansas Trucking Association, Inc. Governmental Affairs
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