THREE RAIL WORKER UNIONS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS Three of the twelve rail worker labor unions currently negotiating with various Class 1 and Shortline Railroads reached tentative agreements that, if ratified by members, will increase worker pay, improve benefits, and receive more paid time off. Leaders at these three unions [...]
3 REASONS U.S. CHASSIS MANUFACTURING ISN'T MEETING DEMAND As chassis shortages continue to create inland ramp delays resulting in bottlenecks for North American supply chains, chassis manufacturers are racing to meet growing U.S. demand. Access to new equipment has been limited after the United States began levying anti-dumping penalties on [...]
EMPTY CONTAINER CONGESTION PROBLEM GROWS AT U.S. PORTS AS THE INDUSTRY SEEKS HELP FROM FMC U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Maffei and Managing Director Lucille Marvin visited Newark to meet with representatives from the trucking community and marine terminal operators on August 3rd to address concerns about congestion [...]
Import containers are stacking up across inland ramps, rail yards, and marine terminals as the wait for available chassis continues to grow. The cause of the chassis shortage is twofold; retaliatory tariffs on goods from China in 2020 temporarily stunted the primary source of chassis equipment to the U.S., [...]
WEST COAST LABOR CONTRACT EXPIRES: 5:00 PM JULY 1, 2022 The existing contract between West Coast port labor, represented by the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and terminal owners, led by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), expires at 5:00 PM on July 1, 2022, leaving over 22,000 workers across [...]
ABOUT NOFOLK SOUTHERN Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections [...]
Under the second phase of California’s Clean Truck Program, on April 1, 2022, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will begin implementing a Clean Truck Fund (CTF) Rate with the goal of generating funds to encourage the adoption and deployment of clean trucks and achieve a zero-emission [...]
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On November 10, 2021, under the West Coast Marine Terminal Operator Agreement (WCMTOA), the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced a temporary increase to the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) in order to incentivize the use of marine terminal gates during off-peak hours and address issues of congestion, air [...]
