port drayage

Bill approved in state senate with no carve-out for owner-operators

Appeals court rejects CMA CGM’s attempt to avoid paying up.

Capitol Hill hearing took on lease-purchase agreements, truck size and weights

10-year old lawsuit is win for contractors but driver classification issue remains largely unsettled.

Lawmakers heard how costly fees and equipment shortages along the supply chain are hurting exports.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …When incurring demurrage and detention charges, shippers and carriers lose out on hundreds of dollars per diem. Optimizing drayage operations and dispatching cargo as quickly as possible could help in reducing the burden, especially during unanticipated port delays.

The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.

Law aims to help shippers avoid potential liability; But in an industry with many fly-by-night operators, getting monies owed still a challenge.

On September 22, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1402 into law in the state of California following a hard-fought battle surrounding labor liability in ports, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.