More goods entering Southern California ports signals optimism about the U.S. economy and the trucking industry, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
May 29, 2013Business
Supreme Court Hears ATA’s Case Against Port of L.A.’s ‘Clean Truck’ Program
Attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles squared off in the U.S. Supreme Court over several requirements included in the port’s “clean truck” concession agreement with drayage operators.
April 17, 2013Business
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in April in ATA’s Appeal in Port of L.A. Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April 16 in American Trucking Associations’ appeal over what ATA has called “burdensome” requirements the Port of Los Angeles has put on fleets serving the port.
February 20, 2013Business
Southern California Port Truckers Reach Agreement with Australia’s Toll Group
A group of 65 truckers represented by the Teamsters union who work at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, Calif., has reached a three-year agreement with Australian logistics firm Toll Group.
January 11, 2013GovernmentBusiness
ATA Brief Rebuffs Solicitor General on L.A. Port Case
The legal argument cited by the U.S. Solicitor General opposing a U.S. Supreme Court review of the Port of Los Angeles clean trucks plan is “terribly wrong,” American Trucking Associations said in a response brief filed Monday.
December 11, 2012Business
Fleets Move to Clear Backlog After SoCal Port Strike Ends
Southern California port truckers returned to work last week, and began moving tens of thousands of containers trapped by the eight-day walkout by the union that represents the port’s clerks,
December 10, 2012GovernmentBusiness
Solicitor Supports Court Ruling on L.A. Port Requirements for Carriers
The U.S. Supreme Court should let stand an appeals court decision giving the Port of Los Angeles the right to impose requirements on motor carriers that want to operate at the port, the U.S. Solicitor General said in a legal brief.
December 7, 2012Business
Agreement Reached to End Strike at California Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach
Clerical workers at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to end an eight-day strike that affected about $1 billion of trade a day, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
December 5, 2012Business
Groups Urge White House to Help End Strike At SoCal Ports; Federal Mediator Steps In
A coalition of about 100 business groups, including shipping and trucking associations, sent a letter to President Obama Tuesday urging the White House to “take immediate action” to help end the strike entering its second week at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
December 4, 2012Business
Mexican Port Picks Up Cargo Traffic as Strike Continues at L.A./Long Beach Ports
A Mexican port 50 miles south of the California border is picking up shipping traffic as a strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continues, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
December 4, 2012