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Senators, experts cite Memphis-style intermodal hubs as key to resilient U.S. supply chains
Summary
At a Joint Economic Committee hearing, a senator from Tennessee and two logistics experts discussed how intermodal clusters — exemplified by Memphis — support manufacturing reshoring and supply-chain resilience and noted pending legislation to encourage such efforts.
Senators and logistics experts at a Joint Economic Committee hearing said establishing intermodal hubs like Memphis is essential to rebuilding resilient U.S. manufacturing supply chains.
The discussion focused on how colocated transportation infrastructure — river ports, airports, rail yards and highways — creates business clusters that support faster repair, assembly and distribution, and on proposed federal legislation intended to foster that development.
A senator who identified himself as representing Tennessee told the committee that Memphis serves as a model. "Memphis, Tennessee has all five Class I railroads. We have an enormous intermodal because we have the port on the…
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