17. Transportation/ Distribution/ Dissemination

17.1 How do supplies, products, services, or clients leave the facilities?
17.2 Are any of these forms of transportation/distribution/dissemination unionized?

Raw mate­ri­als and sup­plies (as well as prod­ucts) need to leave supplier’s facil­i­ties and products or services need to be delivered to customers and clients. Under­stand­ing how they are deliv­ered pro­vides oppor­tu­ni­ties in a campaign.

Workers are the best source for identifying forms of transportation, distribution and dissemination. Some information may be found on the company’s web site or from a general news search.

You can find information on the firms’ truck fleet, as well as the company’s safety record, at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The National Transportation Safety Board also compiles accident information on all types of transportation.