ATA Files Appeal in L.A. Port ‘Clean Trucks’ Case
Attorneys for American Trucking Associations have filed formal notice that they are appealing a federal judge’s ruling late last month that the Port of Los Angeles’ employee-only concession clean trucks plan is legal.
September 17, 2010Wait Times Fall at So. Calif. Ports
Container pick-up turn times for drayage operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are improving due to additional gate openings, increased staff and flex lunch hour shifts, motor carriers and terminal operators said Monday.
September 14, 2010Port of Los Angeles to Delay Driver Ban
The Port of Los Angeles said it would delay enforcement of a ban on independent drayage operators despite a federal judge’s ruling upholding the legality of that ban as part of the port’s controversial clean-trucks plan.
September 6, 2010Judge Approves Port of L.A.’s ‘Clean Truck’ Program
A federal judge has upheld the Port of Los Angeles’ “clean trucks” plan to require drivers moving through the port to comply with hiring and maintenance rules.
August 27, 2010SoCal Port Plan Awaits Judge’s Decision
The introduction of a new bill aimed at giving ports more authority to enact environmental regulations is expanding the battle over the Port of Los Angeles’ controversial employee-only clean trucks plan from the courts to Congress.
August 3, 2010Bill Would Allow Local Oversight of Emissions Regulations at Ports
A New York Congressman introduced a bill that would allow the Port of Los Angeles to implement its employee-only clean trucks plan supported by the Teamsters union.
August 2, 2010Clerks Strike at Ports of L.A., Long Beach
Officials with the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach said shipping terminals were open and operating this week during negotiations between terminal operators and a striking shipping clerks union.
July 9, 2010‘Tax Holiday’ Seen Helping Port of Los Angeles, Officials Say
A proposal that new companies locating in Los Angeles be given a three-year exemption from paying the city business tax would be a “shot in the arm” for the Port of Los Angeles and the harbor community, port officials said.
June 22, 2010L.A. Port OKs Plan to Ease Requirements for Minimum Number of Truck Trips
Harbor commissioners at the Port of Los Angeles late last week approved a proposal that will allow drayage operators — who were provided millions of dollars for the purchase of newer, cleaner trucks — to cut in half a requirement that they make a minimum of 300 annual trips to the port.
June 21, 2010Trucks Waiting Longer at Calif. Ports as Cargo Rise Hits Leaner Terminals
An increase in cargo traffic and warehouse staffing cutbacks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have left trucks at the ports waiting in longer lines to enter terminal gates, port officials said.
June 14, 2010