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Driver turnover tightening NY-NJ drayage capacity amid import surge
Michael Angell, Associate Editor |
Drayage operators say they are raising rates and pay for drivers moving containers in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey, but it’s not enough to make up for a loss of productivity during the prolonged surge in import volumes that began in August.
Drayage
US drayage drivers quitting as rail ramp congestion crimps pay
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
An exodus of drayage drivers to the flatbed and dry van truckload sectors is further limiting already constrained capacity and equipment availability in key inland markets.
Drayage
Software startup takes on logistics data fragmentation
Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
Logistics software startup Splyc is using automation to tackle what it sees as a major issue in container logistics technology: the speed with which information is passed from one system to another.
Logistics Technology News
North American ports
Drayage
Court ruling suggests California truck classification law to stand
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A federal appeals court ruling on AB5 could have a significant impact on drayage companies in the state, but it will likely be weeks, or months, before the outcome is reached, according to an attorney.
Drayage
Independent driver model faces fresh challenge in California
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
California legislators on Monday introduced a package of three bills they say will build upon legislation over the past two years that challenges trucking companies’ classification of drivers as independent contractors.
Drayage
Harbor truckers seek a new industry leader on the West Coast
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The Harbor Trucking Association is advertising for a new CEO to lead drayage companies in Southern California, Oakland, and Seattle-Tacoma as current head Weston LaBar transitions to a new opportunity in the industry.
Drayage
TPM21: E-commerce spurs growth in container transloading
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Rapid e-commerce delivery requirements, as well as capacity shortages and equipment imbalances, are spurring the growth of transloading near US seaports, speakers at TPM21 said.
Trucking News
Drayage
NY-NJ chassis providers pledge new capacity amid import surge
Michael Angell, Associate Editor |
NY-NJ chassis providers pledge to add more equipment due to the import surge, which has tested the region’s reliance on trucker-controlled chassis.
Marine terminals
Drayage
Container backlog at NY-NJ push dray rates to new highs
Michael Angell, Associate Editor |
Shippers with extra volumes into the port of New York-New Jersey are faced with an exceptionally tight market for spot drayage capacity, forcing rates up to new highs, according to drayage rate tracker Drayage.com.
Drayage
TPM21: Increasing vaccinations will eventually ease US port congestion
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Backups at US ports will diminish gradually over several months only as COVID-19 vaccines are distributed and infection rates slow, IHS Markit’s chief economist told JOC’s virtual TPM21.
North American ports
Drayage
RoadOne boosts North Florida drayage network
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The acquisition of JZ Expedited Companies gives the national drayage operator more trucking services, transload capacity near the port of Jacksonville.
Drayage
LA-LB congestion to clear by late spring: terminal operators
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Seeing glimpses of improved productivity, terminal operators in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach predict a return to some sense of normalcy between April and June.
North American ports
Drayage
RoadOne expands domestic drayage network
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The acquisition of DDI bolsters RoadOne's 53-foot domestic container business and transloading capabilities on the East Coast as import volumes rise.
Drayage
US East Coast chassis providers weathering cargo surge
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The chassis network on the East Coast has held up during the recent import surge due to better communication and data, and more reliable equipment.
Truckload
Drayage
Chicago truck turn times tick up as cargo flows spike
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Truckers are taking longer to get through terminals in Chicago because of the surge in cargo and changes in stacking containers with some railroads.
Intermodal providers
Drayage
Cargo surge causes up to two-week dray backlog in Miami
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Drayage capacity in Miami is tight due to an unusual late-year surge in fruits and vegetables, cigars, and casual wear, causing truckers to be booked up seven to 14 days in advance.
North American ports
Drayage
Truckload driver pay, job turnover rate both rising
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The truck driver turnover rate is rising at truckload carriers as they compete for employees; that is spurring a new round of pay hikes for drivers.
Truckload
Drayage
LTL
Truck brokers
Analysts say divided XPO to better serve US shippers
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A tighter focus on transportation and technology following a corporate split will improve the service and experience XPO offers to shippers globally, the company and transportation analysts say
Truck brokers
LTL
Drayage
Look beyond pay for driver shortage solution: J.B. Hunt's Simpson
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Higher pay is just a starting point for the solution to a resurgent driver shortage, J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson tells the JOC Inland Distribution Webcast. Greater efficiencies, more shipper cooperation are key to improving driver jobs.
Truckload
Drayage
LTL
LA–LB truckers urge suspension of detention and demurrage
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
With the entire Southern California supply chain overwhelmed by imports, harbor truckers are asking ocean carriers to suspend detention and demurrage charges until the congestion problems are fixed.
North American ports
Drayage
TMS provider augments growing investment in drayage technology
Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
A new drayage TMS provider aims to arm port carriers with modern technology to automate back office functions and better manage dispatch and customer engagement.
Drayage
Drayage shortage crimps supply chain amid quick demand recovery
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Available drivers have been hard to find with such a sudden and sharp rise in domestic and international container flows, placing a great deal of strain on the fluidity of the supply chain.
Drayage
Forward Air extends inland dray reach with Memphis acquisition
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The purchase of Value Logistics gives Forward a bigger intermodal presence in the South-Central distribution hub as freight volumes of all types rise, said CEO Tom Schmitt.
Drayage
LTL
Drayage tech provider acquires truck parking marketplace
Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
A widely-used drayage management solutions provider has added the truck parking marketplace SecurSpace to help drivers find parking and equipment storage options directly in their transportation management systems.
Drayage
Logistics Technology News
Warehouses holding onto chassis, prolonging LA-LB port congestion
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Equipment providers and terminal operators say excessive container and chassis dwell times at import warehouses in Southern California are the main culprit in recent congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
North American ports
Drayage
Ocean carriers seek to dismiss FMC chassis complaint
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Lawyers representing ocean carriers, OCEMA, and CCM have asked the FMC to dismiss ATA’s complaint into chassis, arguing the regulatory body lacks jurisdiction and only cargo owners can bring such a case.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Drayage
ATA files FMC complaint against container lines, chassis manager
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
A chassis dispute between trucking executives and ocean carriers has reached an impasse, spurring American Trucking Associations to seek a resolution from the US Federal Maritime Commission.
Drayage
Correction: No Zim empty container returns at NY-NJ's Croxton yard
JOC Staff |
A July 16 story on JOC.com, titled Zim’s new empty container site rankles NY-NJ truckers, incorrectly reported that Zim Integrated Shipping Services would require empty container returns at the Croxton yard beginning July 17.
North American ports
Drayage
Drayage operators in LA-LB seek to further improve turn times
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Truck turn times in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to improve, but truckers seek more timely information from carriers and terminals so they can further reduce visit times.
North American ports
Drayage
Rising insurance costs, mini import surge to test US drayage operators
Peter Tirschwell |
Roughly 90 percent of carriers in the highly fragmented US drayage sector generate less than $4 million in annual revenue, and these smaller providers could be at risk of bankruptcy due to skyrocketing insurance premiums.
Drayage
Truckers saved by PPP need to reinvest in tech: Mazars USA
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
US Payroll Protection Program loans, once forgiven, will give small trucking outfits a chance to invest in much-needed technology, a tax and accounting advisory firm says.
Truckload
LTL
Truck brokers
Drayage
Transship adds partner, launches cold-chain service
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
London-based digital cargo insurer Loadsure partners with Chicago-based Transship to more fully automate refrigerated containerized exports.
Logistics Technology News
Drayage
Acquisitions fuel fast-growing Chicago dray operator
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
For drayage operator Mark-It Express Logistics, the purchase of Sava Transportation and Spirit Trucking represent the first steps in a larger consolidation plan.
Drayage
TFI acquisition taps cross-border drayage capacity
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The addition of Gusgo Transport to its operating subsidiaries gives TFI deeper access to international containerized freight moving between the US and Canada.
Truckload
Drayage
LTL
Loadsmart targets untapped digital transload opportunity
Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
Digitally-oriented freight broker Loadsmart, backed in part by Maersk’s venture fund, has begun offering a product that stitches together drayage, transload, and truckload operations.
Logistics Technology News
Trucking News
Drayage
HOS changes to benefit drayage, short-haul truckers
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Regulators are expanding the area covered by the short-haul exemption to trucking hours of service rules, and that brings opportunities to drayage and e-commerce delivery carriers.
Drayage
Truckload
LTL
Chassis tensions tempered by willingness to talk
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
With tensions on the rise, groups representing ocean carriers and truck companies are open to meeting to resolve their differences on chassis.
Truckload
Drayage
Trucking technology providers connect on parking availability
Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
Brokerage solutions maker Trucker Tools will pull parking data into an app-based platform to aid truck drivers searching for available spaces.
Logistics Technology News
Trucking News
Truck brokers
Drayage
Averitt connects TEU to LTL market in Houston
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A new international distribution center in Houston blends US trucking and containerized imports as less-than-truckload carrier Averitt reaches deeper into US consumer markets.
LTL
North American ports
Drayage
Intermodal providers
COVID-19 further complicates truck driver classification debate
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
California Trucking Association executive told JOC webcast last week that the issue of driver classification will continue to be the focus of legislation at the state level and is becoming even more complex even as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California is expected to rule on AB5 this summer.
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