Brian Fielkow joins Jim Blasingame to report on the pandemic state of trucking, including the driver shortage, and what the industry must do to solve this crisis, but that autonomous trucks is not a near-term option.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the plan by the Biden administration to raise taxes on businesses to pay for the unprecedented spending levels already appropriated and further planned.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the leftward policy pendulum swing by the Biden administration, which is/will make it harder to sustain a successful Main Street business.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Texas freeze impact on the supply chain is an indication of what we’re facing if we de-carbon our economy without a replacement for oil and gas.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of the Texas freeze on the petroleum products, like plastics, that are in every part of our lives and business.

Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current U.S. trade landscape, and to predict that the coming boom in economic growth post-pandemic will likely significantly increase trade.

Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NAM survey of manufacturers which indicates that the two big challenges continue to be not enough qualified workers, as well as breaks in the global supply chain.

Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the National Manufacturers Outlook Survey that shows this sector’s sentiment is improving, even though small manufacturers are less optimistic than larger firms.

Brian Fielkow joins Jim Blasingame to report on the pandemic state of trucking, including the driver shortage, and what the industry must do to solve this crisis, but that autonomous trucks is not a near-term option.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the record level of consumer cash currently idle, and will the release of those deposits create an unprecedented economic boom.