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Market Update: Union Contracts- May 2021

Freight Plus

The ILWU is the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and they represent workers from Seattle/Tacoma to Southern California. However, recently the ILA filed a $200M lawsuit against management and a carrier for the use of non-union employees at a new terminal in South Carolina.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Covering loads has been easy in the Northeast, except outbound South Texas, Southern California, and Florida as capacity out of these regions is tighter with produce heating up. Warehouses in New York and New Jersey are reopening in the next 30 days. South Carolina. South Dakota. Status: Open. Status: Open.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Still easy to cover for all markets except outbound south Texas and Florida to the northeast as capacity out of these markets is harder to come by. . Warehouses in New Jersey and New York are reopening in the next 30 days. Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers to head to with rejection rates increasing a bit. .