But congress and administration needs to invest in supply chain routes outside of california. we cannot expect california to serve the east coast and too expensive and the cost will be borne by the consumers out there. you need to help us build that supply chain route around the country. carley: yeah, one of the ideas and it s already happening is that ships would be traveling to florida and unload where you are because things are running so much smoother. tony, one of the reasons the supply chain issue right now is because i lack of truck drivers. you just got the inflation numbers yesterday, overall inflation up 7%. and from your perspective how long do you think this is going to last? explain why you think there is a shortage of truck drivers that could be adding to this issue? sure, we still face a serious shortage and here at the trucking association, we are working hard to ease the threat
Last round. i m sure a bipartisan delegation in florida is expecting some dollars to come to florida. you need to invest in other supply-chain areas, not just california and the problem has not gone away. the prices are going up and people are still seeing if you just go grocery shopping and try to find products you expect to be on shelves. carley: it without a doubt, taken listen to pete buttigieg. one of the raisins christmas was not canceled ports like l.a. and long b bch mode record levels of goods, considering the pressures that this country in the community, these communities have been under, that is an extraordinary achievement. carley: tony, you have a different explanation as to why most people got their christmas gifts on time. what is that? sure, it is a stretch to say at any one person can save christmas. the reason christmas was saved due to the hardworking trucking
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