Group Estimates Mississippi River Bridge Closure Costing Shipping Industry 2M A Day
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, gave the estimate. Tennessee Trucking Association president Donna England said the closure was also adding additional costs for companies to operate during a truck driver shortage. England spoke about the additional costs during a meeting with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Tennessee on Thursday. Buttigieg had traveled to Tennessee to discuss the effects the I-40 bridge closure had on freight transportation....