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Government Threatens Independent Trucker System in U.S. Supply Chains & Update on Potential O’Hare Disruption

In Air Freight, Supply Chain, truckers, trucking

Posted January 12, 2023

Government Threatens Independent Trucker System in U.S. Supply Chains & Update on Potential O’Hare Disruption

The federal government is threatening to put its thumb on the scales of the trucking portion of the nation's supply chain. With a proposed rule reminiscent of California's AB5, the government [...]

Port of Oakland Operating But AB 5 Supply Chain Threat Continues

The Port of Oakland is back to full operation after truckers, with an assist from ILWU members, screeched the port to a halt last week over Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). The port says it will take [...]

Truckers, with ILWU Assist, Disrupt Port of Oakland Over AB 5

The Port of Oakland can no longer claim operations have not been affected by truckers striking over the California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which ends the independent owner and operator model of [...]