port drayage

Regulators have imposed new billing standards on ocean carriers that shippers consider a “major step” toward eliminating abuse.

A maritime law judge has ruled that ocean carriers violate the Shipping Act when they limit container chassis choices for intermodal truckers.

NFI Industries acquires container drayage and warehousing provider MCO Transport.

The effects of port congestion on independent contractors may be underplayed in a recent driver satisfaction survey.

California drayage company Orange Avenue Express alleges ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd is forcing it to act as a storage facility for refrigerated containers.

As the holidays loom, a congressman wants to eliminate legal hurdles banning 18-to-20-year-old truck drivers from moving containers in and out of ports.

XPO and port drayage are in the Teamsters Union target sights in backing the PRO Act.

The Federal Maritime Commission is stepping up oversight of charges imposed on trucking companies and U.S. exporters by containership companies.

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An update to Jason’s Law highlights congestion issues at U.S. ports.

Freight forwarder guides customers through online shopping shift and transport capacity choke points.

Project will inform regulators on ADS safety rules.

PortPro Technologies has introduced a next-generation, web-based TMS built for drayage carriers.

DCLI chief commercial officer warns shippers and truckers who seek a national chassis pool: Be careful what you wish for.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters “phase two” of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.

NEXT Trucking is following a path that many FreightTech companies are also navigating, and it believes that its drayage solution will ultimately help truck drivers make $1,000 a day and be home at night.

Law firm Benesch warns legislation will likely raise costs but carriers have options.

$7.5 million going to Virginia Tech will also help set industry guidelines.

Bill approved in state senate with no carve-out for owner-operators

Appeals court rejects CMA CGM’s attempt to avoid paying up.

Capitol Hill hearing took on lease-purchase agreements, truck size and weights

10-year old lawsuit is win for contractors but driver classification issue remains largely unsettled.

Lawmakers heard how costly fees and equipment shortages along the supply chain are hurting exports.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …When incurring demurrage and detention charges, shippers and carriers lose out on hundreds of dollars per diem. Optimizing drayage operations and dispatching cargo as quickly as possible could help in reducing the burden, especially during unanticipated port delays.

The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.

Law aims to help shippers avoid potential liability; But in an industry with many fly-by-night operators, getting monies owed still a challenge.

On September 22, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1402 into law in the state of California following a hard-fought battle surrounding labor liability in ports, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.