Possible September showdown over chassis repairs

   A showdown could be in the works next month over who has the right to repair chassis used to move containers to and from marine terminals.
   The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the management group that bargains with them, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), sent a joint letter dated August 6 to their memberships saying “there has been an influx of leasing company chassis that are directly leased to truckers who do not use the ILA to perform maintenance and repair of these chassis requesting service at USMX Master Contract covered facilities.”
   The letter, signed by ILA President Harold Daggett, and David Adam, the chairman and chief executive officer of USMX, goes on to say…