This week in Borderlands: Texas truckers taking labor protest to the Big Apple; Exports of Mexico-built cargo trucks rise in August; Mexico’s largest bank opens office in Houston dedicated to nearshoring; and Stonepeak acquires 1.1 million -square-foot logistics property in Texas.
Approximately 100 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 refused to cross the protest line Tuesday as owner-operators blocked the gates of the SSA terminal, which is the largest operator at the Port of Oakland, in opposition of California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.
A District of Columbia lawmaker tells law enforcement that a security fence around the Capitol should be removed quickly following trucker demonstrations.
The ripple effect of the anti-COVID truck protests in Canada is spreading to aviation.
The Biden administration wants the Canadian government to step in to end the increasingly costly blockade of the Ambassador Bridge.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, we take a look at third-quarter earnings with an analyst from KeyBanc. Plus, Hyliion is not recording revenue for its early products and Wall Street is OK with that, and carriers are dominating retail peak season.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the Teamsters have asked a judge to delay oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging California’s meal and rest break rules. Plus, Alibaba is expanding its third-party logistics footprint and it has repercussions for Amazon, and Daimler Trucks launches a new division dedicated to connectivity.
Electric trucks dominated the vehicle conversations at this week’s Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, plus the cost of charging vehicles, overtime pay changes and another trucker protest planned.
