The jury in the "Kyle Rittenhouse" case is already on its second day of deliberations. The jury in the "Kyle Rittenhouse" case is already on its second day of deliberations On Wednesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, jurors began their second day of deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The jury deliberated all day Tuesday without reaching a decision, and they notified the court that they would return in the morning to complete their investigation. In the August 2020 shootings in Kenosha that killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and injured Gaige Grosskreutz after a tumultuous night of protests following the police death of Jacob Blake, Rittenhouse faces five felony counts. Rittenhouse, then 17 years old, maintains he was acting in self-defense. He stated that he traveled to Kenosha equipped with an AR-15 like weapon to assist with the protection of local businesses and to offer first aid. Last week, he testified in his own defense, breaking down in tears when...
Chris Speer, president and CEO of the American Trucking Association, says the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the transportation sector's vulnerabilities with a record shortage of trucks, and that the solution lies in training younger people.
In an interview with CNN, Mr. Speer said the United States is grappling with a truck driver shortage of 80,000 drivers, a shortfall that is more than 30% higher than it was before the pandemic, when the industry already faced a labor shortage of 61,500 drivers.
He attributed the reason for this to the fact that many drivers are retiring and leaving the profession, in addition to the increase in consumer demand after the lifting of the closure. He explained that the supply chains that were disrupted during the global health crisis are still facing huge challenges and struggling to recover, after they were in a state of closure and low industrial activity.
This comes at a time when US ports are piling up - primarily because there are too few trucks and drivers to transport goods - slowing the supply chain.
According to Bloomberg, President Biden directed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which accounts for 40% of container imports into the United States, to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Biden stressed that these decisions are the first step in transforming the logistics supply chain into a system that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the United States, explaining that the Walmart chain, one of the largest retailers in the United States, has pledged to work to move its goods 24 hours a day from ports to Its stores, along with FedEx and UPS pledges to increase the amount of products they move through the night.
Biden added that supply chains mean how raw materials get to factories to make the final product and how those products are moved from factories to stores and homes, and that if federal support is needed he will direct the orders in this regard.
However, the ports were unable to implement this as the importers did not have enough drivers to carry their cargo at all times.
Speer said truck drivers move 71% of the US economy's goods, but account for only 4% of vehicles on the roads. If this crisis is not resolved properly, the deficit will double to 160,000 drivers by 2030, and 1 million drivers over the next ten years.
Speer believes that younger drivers are the main solution to the labor shortage, saying, "I think that's clearly the most impactful thing that can be done now to alleviate this problem."
The news network indicated that the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which is awaiting action in Congress, would allow hundreds of billions of dollars to be pumped into transportation reform, including developing the trucking industry's workforce and training 3,000 drivers between the ages of 18 and 20 years of trucking cross country. Under current requirements, the driver must be at least 21 years old to do so.
Comments
Post a Comment