In the industry of freight transportation in the United States, “This Armageddon” came in the United States, while there is no single decision of the crisis, the head of the logistics division of Uber Technologies Liors Ron in an interview with the American CNBC TV channel.
“It really concerns the entire branch of the freight, because we are experiencing unprecedented times. We literally live during Armageddon,” said the top manager of Uber Technologies. Constors were formed in key ports of the West Coast of the United States. Consumer behavior has played a considerable role in the crisis state of the branch of the freight.
“We simply order more and more products that we like, but the supply chain is not fully balanced. We saw this on the example of the situation with shipping. The same thing happens with trucks. The whole network suffers,” the top Uber manager. According to him, truck drivers have become harder to cope with a huge number of trips due to increased demand for goods. Truckers have to fulfill more orders for long-distance routes, which also affects their health.
White House stated that the ports will be transferred to the 24-hour operation. At the same time, the main problem, after the loading of ports, remains a shortage of truckers who play a decisive role in the delivery of products. US authorities noted that it is important to solve this problem. Also in the administration, Biden reported that they were working to speed up the process of issuing new driver’s license. The federal government has a real opportunity to help with training and employment of drivers, but the number of people who want to work in this area are becoming less and less.
Truck deficit in the United States began against the background of the crisis of cargo transportation. Drivers began to look even abroad. The US authorities stated that the country is experiencing the greatest shortage of drivers in the latest history. At the same time, compared with the period before the pandemic, the demand for transportation services has grown by half.