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How "detention" is punishing truck drivers and supply chains

by Matt Levin

Apr 4, 2022

The key to unfurling domestic supply chains may not be more truck drivers on the road, but getting them in and out of warehouses faster.

Addressing trucker wait times at warehouses and ports could alleviate some supply chain kinks and improve driver satisfaction. Above, trucks lined up at the Port of Los Angeles in November 2021.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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