The world changed nearly overnight due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and governments’ responses to it, but analysts postulate it will take a long time to return to a semblance of normalcy.
Some changes that have occurred within the trucking industry might pass quickly as communities reopen and business revives, but others are expected to remain in place for a long time, or even permanently.
The pandemic’s effects on commercial transportation and logistics are clear, running the gamut from health and safety to operational and economic.
Industry participants and analysts say the fluid situation makes it difficult to predict what the transportation environment will be like in six months — much less years from now — but certain long-term trends already are starting to emerge.