Challenges of starting a trucking business during COVID

Oct 28, 2021 at 08:58 AM CST
While some industries are struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, changing shopping habits and the surge in demand for goods have generated new opportunities in others. Chicago resident Mohammad Banibaker saw the pandemic as a chance to jump into the trucking and logistics industries — a sector that has always piqued his interest. “Logistics was always in the back of my mind, I just never had the time or opportunity to get in,” Banibaker told FreightWaves. “COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise. Now I’m addicted to the industry. Honestly, I don’t want to do anything else for a while.”

Oct 28, 2021 at 08:58 AM CST

While some industries are struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, changing shopping habits and the surge in demand for goods have generated new opportunities in others. Chicago resident Mohammad Banibaker saw the pandemic as a chance to jump into the trucking and logistics industries — a sector that has always piqued his interest. “Logistics was always in the back of my mind, I just never had the time or opportunity to get in,” Banibaker told FreightWaves. “COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise. Now I’m addicted to the industry. Honestly, I don’t want to do anything else for a while.”