Drivers at one of two Port of Vancouver trucking companies facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement with their carrier.
Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening to bring more disruption as rail service resumes.
Trucking companies dispute the widely reported message that a driver shortage is largely to blame for the port congestion issues in California. In fact, drayage companies are laying off drivers because of port delays.
One of the largest container terminals in Southern California is testing a system for 24-hour cargo pickup.
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.
For years, port trucking companies in southern California have used lease-to-own agreements with their drivers to avoid costs like fuel and insurance, re-classifying their employees as independent contractors. Now the city of Los Angeles has filed suit to put an end to the practice.
Jim Johnston, longtime president and CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), has passed away following a year-long battle with lung cancer, the association announced Monday evening.
Following a Thanksgiving week that saw loads depressed, but not rates, the spot freight market was going full steam ahead last week with loads climbing 64% on the DAT network of load boards.
Two bills introduced in the U.S. House last week could potentially change the classification of port truckers, requiring them to become employee drivers.
Following allegations of unfair treatment to port truck drivers, Pacific 9 Transportation is getting dropped by Costco as a supplier of transportation over the potential labor violations, USA Today reported.
A USA Today investigation into port trucking operations in California has led to three U.S. Senators sending letters to national retailers demanding they crack down on trucking companies and their alleged unfair labor practices directed at drivers.
The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board has weighed in on the port truckers’ strike taking place in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Its opinion: clean up emissions at the ports, but don’t put the financial burden to do so on truckers.
