Disruptions across a major refined petroleum pipeline, a growing crisis in semiconductor production affecting the automobile sector, and concerns with the distribution of vaccines and other critical supplies exposed vulnerabilities to the country’s supply chains.
As a result, the federal apparatus has been in response mode.
Due to the cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently signed off on an emergency declaration on hour-of-service regulations for truckers assisting operations linked to refined petroleum supply chains in the East Coast.