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DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. The landlocked ports of Southern California are especially problematic. The California landlocked ports struggled with unloading the larger ships.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Warehouses in Texas and California are nearly full, as companies stockpile goods in anticipation of continued trade restrictions. retailers are shifting imports from Mexico and Canada to Gulf Coast and West Coast ports, bypassing overland trucking delays.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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JANUARY 26, 2024

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Coast Guard Recruiting Office in Los Angeles, California, leading recruiting efforts and mentorship programs. Coast Guard Training facility, overseeing law enforcement operations, policy development, and departmental budgeting. Prior to his retirement, Dan was the Recruiter in Charge for the U.S.

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MAY 13, 2025

Expands the companys reach with assets and an office in Buena Park, California. .: Operates a modern, technologically advanced fleet of 150 tractors and 900 food grade dry vans, providing dependable support to logistics and pallet divisions. Bettaway West, Inc.:

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APRIL 17, 2025

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The California Trucking Association (CTA) has filed its request for a new preliminary injunction to block AB5 from the state’s trucking sector — again — using an argument that at times seems more economic than legal: The law won’t work. District Court for the Southern District of California was filed Wednesday.

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JULY 17, 2023

” AB5 aims to classify more workers as employees rather than independent contractors, CARB emissions refer to emissions of pollutants regulated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). It is also known as the “Gig Worker Law” or the “Independent Contractor Law.”

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JUNE 2, 2023

The competition is heating up because of recent California regulations that force some trucking companies and owner-operators to begin buying electric vehicles starting Jan. Most of the misdirection fraud has taken place in California, but some shipments have shipped from other states and have been misdirected to California.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Around 30,000 of the available jobs will be in California, Amazon said. Many logistics companies are loading up on diesel big rigs as California prepares to roll out a rule requiring that trucks purchased after January 1, 2024, that serve the state’s ports be zero-emission vehicles. The jobs will be available across the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The California Ports are more challenging to service because of AB5 and CARB AB5 refers to Assembly Bill 5, a California law that went into effect on January 1, 2020. Shippers must also consider potential labor union issues with both the West Coast and East Coast longshoremen unions.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

It operates nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 electric trucks at its Southern California Intermodal Operations Center, which also houses a charging depot half the size of a football field. Schneider National says it’s the first major carrier to rack up 1 million miles (1.6 A list of all the awards can be found here.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

These moves not only reduce carbon footprints but also position companies to comply with tightening environmental regulations such as the European Unions Fit for 55 initiative and Californias Advanced Clean Fleets rule.

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MAY 10, 2024

Hyundai delivered 30 of its fuel cell trucks to Northern California. It is funded with $29 million by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and The California Energy Commission (CEC) to purchase the above-mentioned hydrogen-powered trucks, infrastructure and maintenance facilities.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

However, in a blow to the autonomous trucking industry, the California Senate passed a bill Monday that requires a trained human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving, heavy-duty vehicle operates on public roads in the state. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has suspended bookings for super vessels through Sept.

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APRIL 29, 2022

California readies regulations for zero-emission truck fleets. The California Air Resources Board released new draft language on Monday for the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, requiring medium and heavy-duty truck manufacturers to sell only zero-emission vehicles beginning in 2040. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners.

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MAY 5, 2023

Mike Zayonc and Joe Lynch discuss Silicon Valley in a box, a nickname for Plug and Play Ventures, a global startup accelerator and venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California. Mike is a Partner at Plug and Play where he founded the firm’s $25.5M Supply Chain Fund and Supply Chain accelerator program.

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MARCH 24, 2023

The company is opening a third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California as it looks to grow its US logistics arm. In addition to the three warehouses in California, it operates two facilities in New Jersey and one in Georgia. The new facility will add more than 300 jobs and grow JD.com’s warehouse footprint to 1.3

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For instance, the recycling rate in California for cans made from aluminum has fallen to a mere 20% from 91% in 2016 and 73% in 2021. This mismatch in demand and supply as well as decreasing recycling rate over the years has further complicated aluminum can production.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

The blackberries you eat today could be from Mexico, and the ones you buy next week could be from California. Sourcing – Consumers expect more fresh products to be available year-round vs. seasonally Sourcing produce has become complex as consumers demand more seasonal produce year-round.

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APRIL 20, 2022

Nuro has partnered with Dominos, Kroger, Walmart, Chipotle, FedEx, and 7-Eleven and has been piloting its technology in Texas, Arizona, and California. Amazon Scout has already performed well in its tests in California and Washington. The company is opening a facility in Helsinki dedicated to testing and refining Scout.

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JUNE 6, 2025

Upgraded units sitting idle in California were moved to the Midwest to refresh fleets worn by winter weather. During the lull in China traffic precipitated by the trans-Pacific tariff dispute with Washington, Trac looked to reposition chassis where they could do the most good.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. However, variability and global unrest is rising.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it will consider petitions for waivers from the agency’s 2018 and 2020 determinations that California and Washington State’s break rules for commercial drivers were pre-empted by federal law.

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APRIL 26, 2024

The Otay Mesa East Port of Entry , slated to open late this year, will not begin operations for at least another year, according to Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda. She blamed construction delays on the U.S.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

A company may assume that a supplier’s component built in Wuhan China moves through the port of Shenzhen and takes 22 days on average to reach the port of Long Beach in California. But in reality, it may be that often the components often flow through a port in Xiamen and take 25 days to reach California.

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MAY 27, 2022

The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. Amazon is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of space and could vacate even more by ending leases with landlords.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

To start, Pepsi is using the trucks to deliver Frito-Lay products from its Modesto, California, facility up to 425 miles on a single charge. Speaking of electric semis, Uber Freight , WattEV and CHEP have announced a strategic, joint effort to deploy electric trucks on select routes in Southern California.

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MAY 15, 2025

Alex received her MBA from the University of Miami and her postgraduate degree in Data Science from the University of California, Irvine. Before this experience, Alex spent several years at Subway where she was responsible for managing demand planning for promotional, limited time offers, and R&D test products. The post Context.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Cargo theft surged in April in Illinois, Kentucky New data from GearTrack’s Cargo Security Index and Verisk’s CargoNet shows California, Texas, and Illinois accounted for 68% of cargo theft incidents in April, according to a news release. The trailer and its cargo, valued at $1.6 million, were recovered intact and returned to its owner.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Phil is a San Francisco native, who earned an Industrial Engineering degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Prior to starting Arka, Phillip founded and successfully exited a few startups. Phil began his professional career at Boeing Aerospace.

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JUNE 28, 2022

That was the main takeaway from a recent webinar entitled “How to Address Emerging Waves of Disruption and Enable Business Growth”, co-organized by Descartes Systems Group and leading global trade association, Women in International Trade Northern California.

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APRIL 5, 2021

Founded in Berkeley, California in 1966, Peet’s Coffee touts itself as the original craft coffee. All their coffee is produced in small batches and roasted at their own LEED Gold certified roasting plant in Almeda California. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Like e-commerce and returns, Two Boxes employees are everywhere, with core teams in California and Colorado. Moreover, the company provides both 3PLs and brands with invaluable data, making returns more efficient, intelligent, and eco-friendly. The company has secured $4.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Matt received a Master of Science in electrical engineering from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Northwestern University. Prior to that, he held various engineering roles at Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. About Parallel Systems.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Modesto, California-based Save Mart announced that Save Mart banner stores in Lathrop and Ceres, California now offer two-hour grocery delivery via Amazon. Plans call for Save Mart to soon launch Amazon delivery at more stores in California’s Central Valley. Logistics industry growth slowed in October. The Save Mart Cos.

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