Customers from the East Coast to the Midwest who were expecting goods shipped in via the Port of Baltimore could see significant cost increases as a result of Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
In a statement released after the bridge collapsed early Tuesday, the American Trucking Association estimated that 4,900 trucks per day carrying an annual average of $28 billion worth of goods would have to be rerouted — at a cost to shippers and ultimately consumers.
“The Key Bridge and Port of Baltimore are critical components of our nation’s infrastructure and supply chain,” the