After an independent trucker protest brought the Port of Oakland to a crawl the week of July 18, the port responded with a lawsuit against protesters seeking to keep it from happening again.
The Port of Oakland is back in business this week, after five days of protests against California’s AB5 law hampered and even forced the closure of port operations.
Trucker protests at the Port of Oakland went into a fourth day Thursday, with some saying they wouldn’t stop until the state government does something about AB5, a new law that severely restricts the use of independent contractors.
Thus far, the novel Coronavirus is mostly affecting fleet operators operating out of West Coast ports. But the remainder of the industry — and continent — is watching unfolding events carefully.
In this video from Pierpass, watch what the journey of an intermodal container looks like and what it takes to move cargo from gate to gate in a typical truck turn from the Port of Long Beach.
PierPass Inc. has launched a new test program called the Free-Flow Program to reduce the time trucks spend picking up containers at marine terminals.
Calling the current strategy to retrofit and replace trucks moving goods through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unfeasible, the California Trucking Association is pushing port officials to develop an alternative plan that will still meet emission goals.
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