PBI-Manatt Quiz: Supply Chain Blues - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. There is a shortage of truck chassis at the Southern California ports. What is a truck chassis?

An aluminum cargo bar that helps keep trailer contents secure in transport

A wheeled metal frame that helps move shipping containers

A coupling device that connects two trailers

A mechanical system that helps load trailers

2. The Port of Long Beach implemented which of the following to address bottlenecks in the supply chain?

Reclassifying port employees as independent contractors

Suspending some environmental regulations

Relaxing shipping container stacking limits

Rerouting shipping containers to other ports

3. In 2020, California was responsible for 10% of all U.S. exports. Which California export had 80% of its shipments canceled in October due to global supply chain problems?

Agriculture

Computer and electronic products

Transportation equipment

Chemicals

4. The pile-up of empty shipping containers at the San Pedro Port Complex has led to delays in the global supply chain. Which of the following is underway to help address the issue?

Asking ocean liners to bring in “sweeper” ships to collect empty containers

Sending containers to the less clogged Port of Oakland

Designating specific warehouses for empty containers

Requiring terminals to receive all brands of shipping containers

5. Over the past 10 years, the highest level of federal port spending has gone to ports in the:

Southern California region

Great Lakes

Mid-South

Eastern Gulf Coast

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