Wishing you all a wonderful Independence Day holiday. The United States of America is celebrating its 246th birthday this year. Happy Birthday!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
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THE GOOD
President Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) 2022 into law on Thursday, June 16th. It is the first major overhaul of the act in two decades and had tremendous support in both the US Senate, who approved...
BLOODY THURSDAY
July 5th is the only day of the year members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will not perform work of any kind on the US West Coast waterfront. Why? Because it marks a labor riot in San...
MORE OF THE GOOD
AB2406, the California bill aimed at modernizing SB45 and putting clarity around when demurrage and detention can be assessed on containerized cargo transiting California's gateways, unanimously made its way through...
ILWU CONTRACT EXPIRES
Speaking of the ILWU, the contract expired last night. As expected, the two sides have not reached an agreement and are still negotiating. While the World Socialist Web Site demands rank and file ILWU members call for...
THE BAD
Last night, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) voted to remove Howard Terminal's Port Priority Use designation paving the way for the approval of the Oakland A's proposed stadium,...
FUN FACT
Americans eat 150 million hot dogs on the 4th of July. That is enough to line them up from Washington DC to Los Angles five times. Enjoy
THE UGLY
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court denied the California Trucking Association's (CTA) petition for certiorari (a writ or order for which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court) in its case against the State of...
NAME THAT PART
Do you know what this part is? It is something used in truck or container transportation. Play "Name That Part" by liking us on Facebook. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess. Good...
FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
Tru Congratulations to Trucker Kiegan Nelson and truck owner Vinnie Diorio for being awarded “Best of Show” and a $10,000 prize in Shell Rotella's annual Truck Beauty Pageant. Their truck is a tricked-out 2020...