Retail import surge could boost freight

<p><strong>LLN (7/21/21) –</strong> Retail imports continue to surge, and we’re not even in peak shipping season yet. We’ll discuss what that means for the freight market and truckload carriers. Also, when the pandemic started, restaurants serving truckers closed down. So federal and some state governments allowed food trucks to operate in rest areas. We’ll discuss how it could be done better for the next crisis. And an auditor says the FMCSA could do a far better job of keeping an eye on disqualified CDL holders. We’ll have the details and find out what the auditor suggested to fix the problem.</p> <p>0:00 – Newscast.</p> <p>10:15 – Learning from the pandemic how to serve truckers better.</p> <p>25:07 – Retail imports driving freight.</p> <p>39:57 – Audit critical of FMCSA oversight of disqualified CDL holders.</p>