It seems like every time you turn around there's a new fee announced at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sometimes those fees are merely threats in a less-than-successful attempt to speed [...]
We could soon be seeing even more disruption of the U.S. supply chain. You've probably heard about the Freedom Convoy in Canada. In protest to draconian COVID-19 regulations and vaccine [...]
There are three international shipping news stories making headlines this week that shippers should know about. These are the kind of stories that affect U.S. importers and exporters' bottom [...]
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced in a press release on Friday (September 6th, 2019) that it would "address detention and demurrage charge issues" by adopting a set of [...]
If you were driving on the Florida Turnpike at the right moment on Father's Day, just a couple weeks ago (June 16th, 2019), you could have looked over at a truck driving [...]
Shippers need to be extra careful about the trucking companies they hire to transport their shipping containers to and from the ports. If not, shippers could find themselves liable in legal [...]
Tesla unveiled two electric semi trucks Thursday (November 16th) as CEO Elon Musk stepped out of one of the prototypes and onto stage in front of what seemed to be an overly enthusiastic crowd. [...]
By December 18th, the trucking industry must use electronic logging devices. This electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will likely not only affect truckers but also significantly impact [...]
The biggest news to hit U.S. Shippers and international shipping last week was also the biggest hurricane to hit the U.S. in a decade. We shared how Hurricane Harvey hurt the supply chain last [...]
The U.S. hasn’t seen a hurricane as powerful as Hurricane Harvey hit in a decade. It came right through the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, [...]
Trucking, obviously, is crucial to the supply chain and international shipping as a whole. Therefore, when there’s news that affects the trucking industry, it also affects the international [...]
Yesterday (Monday, June 19th), truckers formed picket lines at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, going on strike over their classification as independent contractors. If this sounds [...]
We talk about how volatile the international shipping industry is in terms of freight rates all the time. But international shipping news can be quite volatile too, with stories taking twists and [...]
Truckers are some of the most important, and possibly most under-appreciated, people in the international shipping industry. Economies all over the world depend on truckers to get imports and [...]
More than 8,000 UPS drivers will be trained by Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) “how to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking activity” according to an article from Transport [...]
Just when the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seemed to be making headway in the major congestion problems there, another issue pops up which threatens the delivery of shippers’ cargo [...]
The Clash, with their classic “I Fought the Law” song, gives a warning of the common outcome of going against the law. However, the temptation of financial profit that can be made [...]
There’s a strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU) released the following statement [...]
Snow and ice aren’t the only things causing shipping delays this winter. Changes in the ownership and management of chassis has been creating significant problems and delays for truckers [...]
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