25 years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son witnessed a terrible accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra Jenkins.
Everybody, from the loggers and the woods are cutting the trees down to the truck drivers, hauling that to the sawmills, to the folks manufacturing that sawmills.
An increased demand for durable goods during the pandemic, a shortage of warehouse workers and lorry drivers along with bottlenecks in transport systems have all contributed to the problem.
As the world continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, I thank all the nurses, doctors, healthcare professionals, manufacturing workers, truck drivers, and so many others who are working to save lives.
The results, companies are raising shipping rates, businesses are getting more competitive when it comes to hiring truckers and Congress is considering lowering the interstate truck driving age from 21 to 18.
Oh, not anymore, I had a motorbike when I was a student and then before I went abroad, I worked as a truck driver for a while, but I never want to do that again, these days you'll only find me behind the wheel of a car.