"Delivery by truck is not possible until… September !”

ser_is_snarkish via FlickrAsia Risk Strategies notes that the shutdown of the Beijing region has already started, and few companies prepared:

Then she gave a call to their Beijing Branch office and was told by a lovely voice “delivery by truck until is not possible until… September !”

It looks like the Beijing Olympics are going to beat SARS in the effects they are having on people's life.

Update: Allroadsleadtochina is - as usual - also on top of this issue and suggests that larger logistical companies might have found some, if unsure, solutions for the shutdown.