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Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter offering perspective and context on happenings in the heavy-duty and commercial trucking sector.

The agency used regulatory flexibility and expedited reviews extensively to prevent drug shortages in 2020.

A Seattle-based startup aiming to give health care providers an easier way to get medical supplies recently raised $1.5 million in seed funding to expand its business.

Device makers ask the federal government for help getting shipments through crowded ports, but it’s not clear how that would work.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter that adds perspective and context to issues affecting the trucking industry.

An increase in elective surgeries and accidents is increasing demand for blood in the U.S., leading to severe shortages, according to a Red Cross report.

A new tech transfer hub in South Africa aims to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines in countries that have struggled to get shots.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter from FreightWaves that adds perspective and context to happenings in the trucking industry.

A problematic Emergent vaccine plant in Maryland still lacks approval, even after FDA declared some doses produced there are safe to use.

Incentives for manufacturers and more supply chain visibility could help reduce shortages, according to a new White House report.

Offering speed enables retailers to build scale and density, but only if expectations are appropriately set and delivered on as promised.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter that looks under the hood of the trucking industry to add perspective and context to what’s happening.

The details are murky, but the decision to remove priority ratings under the Defense Production Act may not change much about the vaccines supply chain.

Trips that once took three to four weeks are often taking three to four months, and shipments will undoubtedly miss their season for some retailers.

A group of private equity firms signed a deal, reportedly worth $30 billion, for a majority stake in the private medical distributor Medline.

Petco leverages its stores to fulfill 83% of online sales. That’s much higher than Target’s %, which has the best omnichannel operation in retail.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter that brings perspective and context to trends and issues in the trucking industry.

The Strategic National Stockpile is asking Congress for more money to build back its inventory following the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s already starting to make improvements to day-to-day operations.

FedEx remains inundated with elevated parcel volume stemming from continued online shopping resulting in longer delivery times, service blunders and upset customers.

The FDA is asking Congress to fund new programs focused on regulating the health care supply chain and mitigating shortages.