“Trucks were estimated to have hauled 61 percent of the total freight (by value) transported in the United States in 2016, and this activity accounted for an estimated 3.5 percent of U.S. It is the primary mode of freight transportation within the country. In the U.S., the importance of the trucking industry cannot be understated. “We’ve got to address that issue because it has a direct impact on everything because we’re so dependent on global trade and our trade going out as well.” “That was something that we talked about at the meeting because there are obstructions in other countries of products even making it to the ships that come to our country,” she said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, assured Americans on Tuesday that the supply chain woes extended far beyond the U.S., noting that it was a hot topic when she huddled with Group of 20 parliamentary leaders in Rome last week.
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Psaki was light on specifics about what issues would be brought up or whether the truck driver shortage was part of the conversation. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the president’s supply chain task force will discuss “a range of steps that need to be taken” and are even “open to considering policies or continuing some policies” from the Trump administration.