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Insider Coverage on Freight and Supply Chain Trends

Published: June 4, 2021, 5:49 a.m.

Rachel Premack, senior investigations reporter at Business Insider, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about her ongoing coverage of the freight sector and supply chain trends. Topics covered in this June 2, 2021 interview include recent supply chain disruptions, technology trends impacting the freight sector, and ongoing reports of truck driver shortages. \n\nRachel has appeared on ABC News, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, France24, and other major outlets to discuss her coverage. Before joining Business Insider, she was a journalist in Seoul, South Korea. Readers can find her current reporting at Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/author/rachel-premack) and through her weekly newsletter on trucking, Modes (premack.substack.com). Her Twitter account is @rrpre.\n\nThis episode is a special #FreightFriday edition of First State Insights made possible by the Delmarva Freight Working Group\u2014an ongoing transportation planning and economic development partnership coordinated by IPA, the Delaware Department of Transportation, and Delaware's three Metropolitan Planning Organizations: the Dover/Kent County MPO, the Salisbury/Wicomico MPO, and WILMAPCO.\n\nTo learn more about the Delmarva Freight Working Group, visit wilmapco.org/Delmarva. Visit ipa.udel.edu for information on IPA. \n\nOpening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0 License