Because of the now more than two-year-long COVID-19 pandemic, the freight industry is undergoing an accelerated rate of change.
Trends such as the explosive growth of e-commerce that were expected to take five to seven years to complete now are becoming permanent in an accelerated fashion.
That was one of the main conclusions from the Metrans International Urban Freight Conference held May 25-27. Metrans is a joint partnership of the University of Southern California and California State University-Long Beach.
