Labor Shortage Underpins Cargo Congestion, C.H. Robinson CEO Says.

(Bloomberg) -- C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., a cargo broker that manages $26 billion of freight for its customers, is seeing labor shortages contribute to delays at every hand-off point in the supply chain, Chief Executive Officer Bob Biesterfeld said. "We've got record low labor participation rates right now, and you couple that with very, very strong demand and changing demand patterns", Biesterfeld said Wednesday in an interview. [Extracted from the article]