On July 27, 2021, the Port of Houston suffered a significant technical failure on systems used to operate both Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals just before the truck gates opened at 7:00 a.m. TIMELINE OF EVENTS 7:00 a.m. – Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals systems failure reported. 10:00 [...]
Extreme delays and wait times at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport have caused some ground service providers to temporarily suspend the acceptance of new air import cargo deliveries this week. Due to congestion, waiting times, and loading delays, import recoveries from several airlines and ocean handlers are taking an average of [...]
The Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 2.2 percent starting August 1, 2021, according to the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA). The change is in line with the 2.2 percent rise in longshore salary and assessment rates that went into [...]
RAIL SUSPENSION NOTICE Union Pacific (UP) railway company has announced an eastbound rail suspension from all U.S. West Coast ports to Chicago Global IV Terminal effective from Sunday July 18, 2021 at 23:59 to improve fluidity and reduce backlog of cargo to the terminal. For a period of up to [...]
A hurricane warning has been issued impacting port operation in Virginia as Hurricane Isaias moves closer to the East Coast of the United States. The category one storm is expected to make its way up the coast to North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, potentially causing some flooding, according to the [...]
In early May 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) revised driver Hours of Service (HOS) 49 CFR Parts 385 and 395 regulations to provide greater flexibility for truckers, subject to those rules without adversely affecting safety. The Electronic Logging Mandate was originally implemented back in December 18, 2017 [...]
As first reported in November, California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) legislation sought to limit California-based companies in the number of workers they can classify as independent contractors versus employees. But according to the latest ruling from state courts, the validity of AB5 and how truckers are classified cannot be implemented. [...]
On November 19, 2019, Congress introduced an extension of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (GREEN) Act with support of the current Wind Power Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for an additional 5 years, through 2026. Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (GREEN) Act WHO WOULD [...]
California Truck owner-operators planned protests for this week, November 4-6, 2019 over Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). AB 5, limits California-based companies in the number of workers they can classify as independent contractors versus employees. The bill was approved by the California State Senate 29-11 and by the State Assembly [...]
