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Rumblings of protest out West in wake of California contractor law
A look at one of several flyers going around the Oakland port calling for protest November 4. One watcher believes they’re coming from owner-ops there and elsewhere in the state frustrated with what they’re being told in consultation with companies they contract with for freight about changes in the wake of California’s independent contractor classification law.
October 25, 2019
Business
A small fleet v. the Teamsters
AB Trucking owner Bill Aboudi’s more than decade-long battle with union-inspired litigation and other efforts targeting his small fleet at the Port of Oakland: “I told the union, ‘I disagree with your assessment that all these guys actually want to be employees.'”
February 8, 2019
Business
Owner-operator protest of emissions standards, wait time shut down Port of Oakland
Port of Oakland owner-operators halted the protest that began this week to seek compensation for upgrades to meet California’s port emission standards and wait time.
October 24, 2013
Business
Old Dominion opens drayage facility in Oakland
The company’s Oakland container drayage operation will serve all ports, rail heads and container yards, including the Port of Oakland.
March 26, 2012
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Port haulers on Occupy actions
The Occupy Wall Street movement claimed solidarity with West Coast port haulers yesterday in efforts with varying success to shut down ports in Southern and Northern California as well as farther north in the Pacific Northwest. Some port haulers reciprocated the gesture. This “Open Letter From America’s Port Truck Drivers,” for instance, originating from the […]
December 13, 2011
Business
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Demand pushing pay higher, Charlie Daniels to perform at Super Show, FMCSA sends CSA warning letters, opposition builds against hours proposal and more industry news items are featured.
April 3, 2011
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Oakland port truckers seek emissions rule delay
Drayage trucking companies that serve the Port of Oakland, which use primarily owner-operators, are seeking support to delay a California Air Resources Board mandate that requires trucks to be retrofitted with nitrogen oxide-reduction equipment by 2014. A trade group representing port truck operators estimates that without a postponement in the NOx requirement 4,400 trucks of […]
March 1, 2011
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Oakland port registers trucks
California port announced implementation of the Secure Truck Enrollment Program.
October 29, 2010
Business
Update: More congressmen support ports bill
Representatives are co-sponsoring a bill that would amend federal law to allow ports new authority over trucking.
August 3, 2010
Business
CARB provides more funding
The agency allocated an additional $8 million in compliance assistance funding for retrofits and new truck purchases.
January 4, 2010
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DOT plans to ban trucker texting Truck and interstate bus drivers would be prohibited from using text messaging while driving under a rulemaking planned by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition, DOT plans to place restrictions on the use of cell phones while driving. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s Oct. 1 announcement came after […]
November 1, 2009
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