Articles tagged under: Pete Buttigieg
RRFN Interview: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Published February 8, 2023
Infrastructure was a large part of President Biden's State of the Union Address Tuesday night. The Red River Farm Network spoke with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about infrastructure, the supply chain, electronic vehicles and renewable fuels. The full interview can…Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Improve Trucking Shortages
Published April 6, 2022
Supply chain disruptions during the COVID pandemic highlighted the need for more truck drivers in the United States. According to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. is short about 80,000 truck drivers. To improve the situation, the Biden administration…Ocean Carriers Asked to Help Container Issue
Published December 17, 2021
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack are asking the world’s leading ocean carriers to help mitigate ag export disruptions. Ocean carriers are making fewer containers available for U.S. ag commodities, changing return dates and charging unfair fees.…Ag Transportation Group Offers Recommendations to Buttigieg
Published October 25, 2021
Fifty-two farm and food organizations, who are part of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group, have sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with recommendations to address supply chain issues. The lack of available labor is the number one issue.…Responding to the Logistics Challenge
Published July 19, 2021
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is looking at ways to reduce supply chain disruptions. That includes a virtual meeting late this past week with officials from the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports to look for ways to reduce congestion at…Ag Shippers: We Need Action Now
Published April 29, 2021
Farm groups and ag companies are asking Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for immediate intervention to fix the container shipping crisis. Nearly 300 groups signed off on a letter to Buttigieg, saying this is “a dire situation.” For more than six…Buttigieg Touts Infrastructure’s Importance
Published April 7, 2021
As it rolls out the American Jobs Plan, the Biden Administration is trying to drum up support in Rural America. In an interview with All Ag, All Day farm broadcaster Tony St. James, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said agriculture understands…