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Owner-operator George Berry’s new intermodal group pushing for $60/hour detention at Va. port
Owner-operator George Berry and the relatively newly formed Virginia Port Truckers Association is extending what he calls an “open invitation to company drivers and owner-operators” for this Saturday, March 9, and a meeting at which the association will begin to establish governance, amid detention-pay push at port.
March 4, 2019
Business
The California independent contractor crisis: Undermining the owner-operator
The next battle in what some view as a West Coast war on owner-operators has nothing to do with truck emissions. Instead, California’s labor law developments, predatory lease-purchase practices and aggressive union organizing are stirring a legal stew for the independent contractor model in trucking.
February 4, 2019
Business
Texas law to allow increased weight for intermodal containers
The law will allow six-axle combination intermodal trucks to weigh up to 93,000 pounds and seven-axle trucks to weigh up to 100,000 pounds. Current Texas law allows gross weights up to 84,000 pounds with a permit.
June 1, 2017
Business
Starting Monday, Oakland port will require truck appointments
Beginning June 6, truckers will need an appointment to pick up imported containers at Port of Oakland’s largest marine terminal.
June 1, 2016
Business
Teamsters’ case against Green Fleet Systems goes to labor board
The National Labor Relations Board will hear arguments Aug. 25 from a California trucking company and the Teamsters union after vacating their informal agreement regarding union activity.
June 23, 2014
Business
South Carolina port truckers must register for clean truck program before year’s end
After Dec. 31, the South Carolina Port Authority only will admit trucks registered in its Clean Truck Certification Program.
December 13, 2013
Business
Tale of two CA ports in recent protest actions
Los Angeles port truckers picketed an area trucking company Aug. 27, while the previous week, Oakland port independents ended protests after leadership agreed to reach out on their behalf.
August 30, 2013
Business
Clean Ports bill floated in Congress
The Clean Ports Act, introduced for the third time in as many years in Congress, would give states and local jurisdictions more authority over interstate commerce.
August 29, 2013
Business
July load volumes exceed June for first time; Domestic intermodal on fire in Southeast
Reports from DAT’s Trendlines and the Intermodal Association of North America’s quarterly trends report show volumes were strong through June and July.
August 8, 2013
Regulations
Inconsistent enforcement: Know your vulnerabilities
Inspectors around the nation know well the low-hanging fruit for violations in certain industry segments.
March 29, 2013
Voices
More than an office: Other novel uses for shipping containers
Readers offer different ideas for ways to repurpose intermodal shipping containers in building projects.
December 12, 2012
Voices
Making the most of idle time with uncompensated detention solutions
Readers voices views on the issue of uncompensated detention time at shipper and receiver facilities, an agreed-upon top problem for driver and owner-operators today.
November 7, 2012
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