Against the background of the crisis of cargo transportation in the United States, the deficit of truckers began. It reached the fact that the drivers began to search abroad, reports Bloomberg.
“We are certainly experiencing the most serious shortage of drivers, which we have seen in the latest history,” confirmed the head of the Immigration Agency Visa Solutions José Gomez Urkis. Compared to a period before the Pandemic Coronavirus demand for the company’s services jumped twice.
On the other hand, there is a number of obstacles to hire foreign workers. In particular, we are talking about visa restrictions and complex immigration rules. But some of the obstacles are most likely to overcome, since it is precisely from the resumption of supply chains that the country’s economy restoration in general depends.
US for years struggle with chronic lack of drivers, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, the lack has become critical, emphasizes the agency. If the problem is not solved, it is fraught with interruptions in the supply and price increase.
At the end of July, the head of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) Jerome Powell acknowledged that the US prices are growing much faster than predicted. Inflation may be higher and sustainable, he said. The reason for the incontine price increase is the result of the opening of the economy, Powell believes. The head of the Fed added that the height of the pending demand found the companies by surprise, they cannot satisfy it completely.