More Political Class Duplicity – The Inflation Reduction Act

Aug 15, 2022 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, social responsibility, supply chain service company, supply chain services, Supply-Chain

By Paul Benfer – The analysis below was provided by the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) in their weekly email to the membership. EV Tax – Impossible to Qualify For? Congress is set to approve expanded tax credits for electric vehicles in...

Plan for a Bumpy Ride with AB5

Jul 12, 2022 | Container Drayage, Drayage, Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Ports, Shipping, supply chain service company, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, Trucking, trucking company services

By Paul Benfer- I believe the potential for confusion is great once California moves forward with implementation.  Due to the sheer number of owner-operators in California (70,000+) it’s just not plausible to believe it will not be a bumpy ride for at least some time....

Port Fines Will Do Nothing to Alleviate Backlog

Nov 1, 2021 | Container Drayage, Drayage, Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Ports, service trucking company, Shipping, supply chain service company, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire

By Paul Benfer, Kinetic Supply-Chain Services – The announcement of a $100 daily fine at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will do nothing to aid the situation on the ground.  And it’s not exclusively an issue in Southern California.  Just about all of the...

House of Representatives Set to Vote on the PRO Act

Mar 8, 2021 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Ports, Shipping, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire, Uncategorized

By Paul Benfer – The Protect the Right to Organize Act seeks to take California’s AB5 bill and make it a federal law by amending the National Labor Relations Act of 1947. What the sponsors are really seeking to do is continue their assault on small...

OOIDA and SBTC File Petition on Freight Broker Transparency to Enhance FMCSA 371.3 Requiring Reporting of Gross Margins on Shipments

Sep 29, 2020 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire

By Paul Benfer – Perhaps I missed something, but when did a regulation demanding that owner-operators accept whatever rate a broker offered become law? When discussing 371.3 it is important to remember it was written in 1980 at the birth of trucking deregulation...