Tech companies start moving chip shipments off trains as strike threat rises

By Zach Halaschak

Published November 28, 2022 6:50pm ET

Tech companies start moving chip shipments off trains as strike threat rises — In January, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., introduced legislation called the Safe Freight Act, which requires that at least two people are at the controls for freight trains. Supporters say the bill will increase safety, but critics say the measure is unnecessary. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) | Gene J. Puskar

Technology companies are starting to reroute semiconductor chips from the rail system to trucks in the latest indication that fears of a rail strike are growing.

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