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Getting back to the truck drivers strike, it very quickly demonstrated, the vital nature of the road haulage industry to this country, both general and own account. If it happened today, I am not sure if it would bite quicker or slower, with the advent of the Just in time, (JIT) principle widely adopted in the food industry.
The number of days, that the big supermarkets could carry on providing much of their range, especially chilled and fresh ranges, without replenishment, could be counted twice or three times over on one hand, I reckon, especially with the inevitable panic buying that would follow any hint of action.
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