Ag haulers facing ‘perfect storm’: Trucking companies, ag producers struggle with capacity issues

In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the curtain was pulled back on the fragility of the nation’s food supply chain as widespread closures of schools, bars and restaurants put a hard stop on key customers for the nation’s farm goods. Across the country, producers were suddenly saddled with crops and animals they couldn’t sell. Reports of produce and animals being destroyed shocked the public.