Among those diligently working to alleviate the faults of today’s supply chains, the Biden Administration has been taking steps to solve the country’s container and intermodal chassis shortages. By communicating with a broad range of influential and interested individuals and groups that influence timely movement of freight cargo, they hope to identify the weaknesses and bottlenecks limiting the distribution of essential goods and equipment.

The Biden Administration is looking at the big picture, trying to assess the faults across the supply chain contributing to today’s backlog and shortages. Shipping, receiving, transfers, warehousing, and many other factors are under scrutiny with the objective of outlining opportunities and challenges associated with keeping the logistic workforce content, while maximizing supply chain potential to meet ever growing needs.

Focus is on current and potential future shortages of essential cargo handling equipment, such as the shipping container, handling equipment, and  chassis. While the immediate objective is to reduce the current backlog, they are simultaneously seeking public comment that will provide viable solutions for the medium and long term. Expectations had been high that “normalcy” would return and prevail, but as we see now in 2022, normalcy is predictably unpredictable, and backlogs and bottlenecks might be with us longer than anticipated.