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Auto's Newest Hurdle: A Rubber Shortage

And it's not a supply that will easily bounce back.

3M Sues Florida Company Over Fake N95 Mask Sales

The suit says a company posed a 3M distributor and sold tens of thousands of counterfeit masks to a Florida hospital at "exorbitantly inflated" prices.

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ID's 2021 Survey of Operations is Now Open

As one of ID's most anticipated annual features, our Survey of Distributor Operations is now live. Completing it gives you a chance to win one of six $10 gift cards.

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner at the company's facility in South Carolina.

Boeing Airplane Orders Rise as Travel Picks Up

An aerial view of a container port on the Yangtze River in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province on April 8.

China Exports Rise Nearly 31% in March Amid Demand Recovery

In this Thursday, April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a pop up vaccinations site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

US Recommends J&J Vaccine 'Pause' Over Clot Reports

President Joe Biden participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. Seated with Biden are Daleep Singh, Deputy National Security Adviser and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, clockwise from bottom left, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Biden: US Needs to Invest, Lead in Computer Chips

WEBINAR: How Distributors Gain an Advantage in the Cloud

According to Forbes, 37 percent of workloads in 2019 were on-premise, meaning a significant number of businesses were at a disadvantage when the pandemic hit.

A Target in Sheridan, Colorado, was very low on paper towels in November 2020.

Why You Should Expect More Suez-Like Supply Chain Disruptions

And shortages at your local grocery store.

Beachgoers near Cairo watch a massive container ship sail to the Red Sea.

Our Global Economy Runs on Standardized Shipping Containers

As the Ever Given fiasco illustrated.

Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is seen in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake.

Traffic Jam Continues to Ease in Suez Canal

357 vessels have crossed the canal since the ship was re-floated by a flotilla of tugboats and the tides.

The morning sun rises behind oil rigs sitting in storage Saturday, Feb. 6 at a yard outside of Odessa, Texas.

Oil Cartel to Slowly Boost Crude Oil Output

OPEC and allies will add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July.

Survey: Americans Still Won't Pay More for USA-Made Goods

The new poll reveals most Americans won't pay a penny more.

In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats.

With Ship Now Freed, Suez Canal Blockage Probe Begins

Questions remain regarding the ship's operation, who is responsible for potential damages, and recovering lost revenues from the delay.

In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt on Monday, March 29.

Massive Ship Freed in Suez Canal

It remains unclear, however, when traffic through the vital maritime artery will return to normal amid a backlog of at least 367 vessels.

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt on March 25.

Shipping Traffic Jam Grows at Blocked Suez Canal

One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship, the Ever Given, could take up to a week in the best-case scenario.

From Left: Kimball Midwest sales representative Joey Darke; director of culture, diversity and inclusion Meaghan McCurdy; and district manager Ben Darke hold a box containing donated Kimball Midwest supplies Thursday at Ford Field in Detroit. The donation supported COVID-19 mass vaccination sites at multiple NFL stadiums in partnership with the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.

Here's How MRO Distributor Kimball Midwest is Helping With the NFL's Vaccination Effort

Kimball reps visited the Detroit Lions' Ford Field to join other distributors in donating PPE and other supplies to the mass vaccination site.

NAW, Distributors Partner with NFL Stadium Vaccination Sites

Grainger, MSC Industrial, HD Supply and Kimball Midwest are among distributors donating PPE and supplies to NFL teams hosting vaccination sites.

This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority shows the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic.

Stuck Ship Weakens Shipping Worldwide

It's estimated that $9 billion in goods are disrupted each day the Suez Canal is closed.