BITE SIZED SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS INFORMATION Info SNACKS
GOING DOWN? Import data from Descartes shows: In February 2023, U.S. container imports decreased signi cantly from January 2023, but remained aligned with pre- pandemic 2019 volumes. After an upward move in January, Chinese imports into the United States returned to a downward trend in February. Compared to January 2023, imports from China decreased by 17.1% to 632,702 TEUs.
HIPPO HOP In what may be an air cargo first, Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population. The plan is to lure the hippos with food into large, iron containers and transfer them by truck to the international airport in Rionegro. From there, they would be flown to India and Mexico, to sanctuaries and zoos capable of caring for the animals.
ONE BILLION HOURS The amount of time truckers waste sitting in tra c every year, making shipping even more expensive. • A highway intersection outside of New York City is the most congested bottleneck for trucks. • Congestion added $42 billion+ to the cost of freight transportation in 2019. • Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles are among the most congested cities for trucks. —Business Insider SUPPLY CHAIN CAREERS ARE HOT Employment of logisticians is projected to grow 28% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. In January 2023, there were nearly 300,000 U.S. job listings on LinkedIn for supply chain roles.
THE TRUCK STOPS HERE Trucker Path, a mobile app for North American commercial truck drivers, released its annual ranking of truck stops chosen by its nearly one million app users. Top 5 Best Truck Stops 1st Place – Kwik Star #1071, Davenport, Iowa 2nd Place – Love’s Travel Stop #827, Moses Lake, Washington 3rd Place – Rainbow Trucker’s Lounge, West Wendover, Nevada 4th Place – Bert’s Travel Plaza, Wellsville, Kansas 5th Place – Workman’s Travel Center Ozark, Ozark, Arkansas
–U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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