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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 21, 2025

Zero-Emission Drayage Trucks Make Strides — but Big Barriers Remain

Despite major progress, zero-emission drayage trucks at the L.A. and Long Beach ports still face high costs and limited charging and hydrogen fueling capacity, according to the latest feasibility report.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 8, 2025

Monthly Imports Expected to Drop as Tariffs Continue to Rise

“This year’s peak season has come and gone, largely due to retailers frontloading imports ahead of reciprocal tariffs taking effect,” said the National Retail Foundation's Jonathan Gold about expected imports into the nation's ports.

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Stacks of cargo containers at the Port of Los Angeles
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 27, 2025

Port of Los Angeles Plans Clean Truck Spending For Next 3 Years

The Port of Los Angeles said it will continue investing in zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks and supporting infrastructure over the next three years to help transition the drayage fleet serving the port to zero-emission models.

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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 1, 2021

Virginia Port to Evaluate Autonomous Trucks

The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for intermodal port operations.

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Newsby Steven MartinezJanuary 11, 2019

California Rules Against NFI in Driver Wage Lawsuit

The California Labor Commissioner ruled against NFI/California Cartage to the tune of $6 million for what it says was intentional misclassification of truck drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying a proper wage. NFI is appealing the decision.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2019

California Posts List of Port Carriers with Unsettled Labor Violations

The California Labor Commissioner's Office has published a list of port trucking companies with unpaid final court judgements, tax assessments or tax liens as part of the state’s crackdown on what it views as unlawful employment practices at the ports.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2018

Driver Strike Planned for California Port Truckers

Port truck drivers plan to strike on Oct. 1 to protest the practice of employing truck drivers as independent contractors instead of as full employees at California ports.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2018

California Port Tightens Clean Air Standards for Trucks

The Ports of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach in Southern California will require all newly registered trucks servicing terminals at either port to be model year 2014 or newer as of Oct. 1.

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Newsby Steven MartinezSeptember 25, 2018

New California Law Holds Retailers Liable for Truck Driver Misclassification

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that aims to hold retailers partly accountable for working with trucking companies that have a record of labor violations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2018

Bill to Crack Down on Port Labor Violations Approved by California Legislature

A bill that would hold retailers liable for labor violations incurred by port trucking companies has been approved by the California state legislature.

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