October 30, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told both Houses of Congress this week that "distracted driving is a dangerous practice that has become a deadly epidemic." While many behaviors - eating a hamburger, shaving, applying makeup - constitute distracted driving,...
October 28, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
The Long Beach Press-Telegram editorialized on Oct. 27 that last week's settlement between the Port of Long Beach and the ATA was a "victory for clean air," and that attacks from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Teamsters...
October 28, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
"Former Long Beach Harbor Commission President James Hankla told a luncheon crowd Thursday that the environmental community made a devil's bargain with the Teamster Union and 'come hell or high water, they are going to defend that position,'" reported the...
October 23, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
A settlement that ends ATA's lawsuit against the Port of Long Beach comes much to the chagrin of Teamsters, their political cronies, and environmental groups that continue to support a ban on truck owner-operators at Ports around the nation in...
October 15, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that reduced emissions from new diesel engines and equipment has had tremendous health, environmental and economic benefits. Through their Diesel Emissions Reduction Program the EPA found that purchasing new, clean diesel engines...
October 2, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
At the one-year anniversary of the Clean Trucks Program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, more than 5,000 trucks meeting 2007 federal emissions standards are hauling more than half of the cargo containers coming in and...
