PortandTerminal.com, December 12, 2020 NINGBO, CHINA – A container truck lost its load in a Chinese tunnel. The CCTV video, filmed in the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province on December 2, shows the truck’s trailer becoming detached before smashing into the tunnel’s wall. The traffic returned back to normal on the road after an hour of rescue work. The …
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U.S. May Allow 18-Year-Olds To Drive Big Trucks On Long Hauls
BLOOMBERG, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 Pilot program of trucking regulator lowers minimum age from 21 | Trucking industry pushed change that alarms safety advocates By Keith Laing for Bloomberg – An 18-year-old can’t buy a beer in most U.S. states, but pretty soon he or she may be able to drive a commercial truck across state lines — and that has safety …
Read More »Intermodal Truckers Demand End to Exploitation by Foreign-Owned Ship Lines
PortandTerminal.com, August 21, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference (IMCC) filed suit with the Federal Maritime Commission this week, alleging foreign-owned ocean shipping lines engaged in unjust and unreasonable conduct in violation of the Shipping Act. Their unlawful actions have overcharged truckers and their customers for intermodal container chassis at ports and inland terminals throughout …
Read More »Leaked Video: This trucker is not about to let his delivery be late for ANY reason.
PortandTerminal.com, May 8, 2020 Check out this trucker in China, who skids, rolls on the hood of a car, bounces back and drives off. Impressive commitment to keeping his delivery on schedule! Other articles you may find interesting LEAKED VIDEO: Spectacular moment China fires massive new space station rocket Leaked Video: Ever seen a train going full speed hit a …
Read More »As ports automate union jobs, some workers are cheering on the robots
As it turns out, not all port workers are unhappy to see the “robots” start work at the Port of Los Angeles PortandTerminal.com, November 9, 2019 LOS ANGELES, CA – Last July, The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners voted Thursday to allow the biggest tenant at the Port of Los Angeles, shipping company Maersk, to bring in automated electric-powered …
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