Proposed Infrastructure Bill Could Help


Keep Foodservice Equipment Moving


The BUILD America 250 Act would


invest in highways, bridges, rail, transit, and freight while creating new fees for electric vehicles and addressing transportation bottlenecks.


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itting in highway traffi c is aggravating for anyone, but for U.S. manufacturers, that aggravation comes with an annual price tag of about $25 billion. Highway congestion adds roughly 65 million hours to the time it takes to move fi nished goods and supplies across the supply chain, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Foodservice equipment distributors absorb those delays through longer transit times, stalled deliveries, and higher freight costs as orders travel from their point of origin to the customer’s facility.


By Bridget McCrea Contributing Writer


22 FEDA News & Views


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