The Plumbing of Trade: Supply Chains, Trucks and How We Get Our Stuff

Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the IRU joins the Trade Splainers to discuss COVID-related shocks, what makes a real Canadian name, and why road transport is more important than we think.

 

In this episode we discuss:

• Yet another data point on how COVID is accelerating economic and business trends in the tech sector
• COVID-19 related shocks to the road transport and how the industry has responded
• What is needed in actually getting a COVID 19 vaccine to market and how supply chain actors are coping
• What kind of solutions do we need to address these problems
• What NOT to say when buying a kebab