The log jam at US ports, it's not getting any better.

In a warehouse on Houston's industrial east side, forklifts move pallets of t-shirts

on tractor trailers, waiting to deliver them across the country.

But if they have to load an entire shipping container, that's been more difficult.

That is a container.

When we go over to the port, they pick that thing up and put it on our chassis.

A chassis is basically a piece of steel with wheels.

Randall Morris, chief operating officer of Canal Cartage Company, told NPR that his company,

like so many others, is struggling through the latest supply chain glitch, a worldwide

shortage of chassis.

More on why in a bit.

We probably have about 250 on order that have been on order for the last year, and they

can't produce some fast enough.

And so it isn't enough for shipping containers to make it off ships.

Those containers need chassis to be moved on land.

And then there's the continued shortage of truckers and surging demand as we get closer

and closer to the holidays.

It's all been adding up to long hours for people like 32-year-old warehouse supervisor

Josh Maddocks.

I didn't see my kids for four days, which is very unusual for me.

At home at night, at least get to see them for a couple of hours before we tuck them

in the bed, but get home at 7, 8, 9 o'clock at night and it makes it tough for sure.

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