Guest: Craig Hoskins from IFDA on pandemic challenges with food service distribution; Predictions for new technologies for trucking; Cargo theft shifts during the pandemic.

In this episode, guest Craig Hoskins, chair of the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) discusses the challenges that the food delivery industry has endured during restaurant, schools, and institutional facility closures  during the Covid-19 pandemic. What will it take to get back to normal? He also suggests ways to address the truck driver shortages that affect food deliveries and the need for greater support for our restaurants.New research from IBM looks at digitalization and how it will affect the trucking industry. New technologies are coming to our nation's trucks. How long will it take before these become standards in the industry?And the logistics industry has seen its share of cargo thefts during the pandemic , But where and how those thefts are occurring has shifted from previous years and it varies by commodity and region of the world. Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)Survey says digitalization trends will sweep trucking industry by 2030Report tracks rise in cargo theft from storage facilities.9th Annual State of Retail Supply Chain ReportDC VELOCITY's Covid-19 coverageVisit DCVelocity.com for the latest news. Send feedback about this podcast to [email protected] sponsored byApteanOther linksAbout DC VELOCITYSubscribe to DC VELOCITYSign up for our FREE newslettersAdvertise with DC VELOCITYTop 10 Supply Chain Management Podcasts