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Oct 18, 2021
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Bluforever
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Is LA/Long Beach our only west coast port? I’m not at all knowledgeable on this
Does Seattle have a port?
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Want to fix the threat of bare shelves in December? Get the military involved.
jrifkin48
10/17/21 10:39pm
Or annex part of California and give control to a non-communist state to run it
AZ Coug
10/17/21 10:41pm
True. People aren't aware that they blocked all the independent drivers....
jrifkin48
10/17/21 10:44pm
Just to be clear, your use of “trucking” there is literal, right?
TwinsRight
10/17/21 10:44pm
Yep, but I can see how that might be confusing 🙂
AZ Coug
10/17/21 10:55pm
The funny thing about AB5 is the CA citizens basically voted the gig economy
jmorrrrr
10/17/21 11:01pm
You don't think that taxes are the main reason for Tesla moving to Texas?
greatbam
10/17/21 11:28pm
I’m sure taxes are the main reason. He just said that was kind of the last straw
jmorrrrr
10/18/21 3:51pm
And Lorena Gonzales is still the worst
jmorrrrr
10/18/21 3:52pm
the issue isn't the docks, it's that there isn't enough truck or intermodal available to get containers out of port, so
ChinaFan
10/17/21 10:47pm
If you can get container X onto the ground and across the Cali border....
jrifkin48
10/17/21 10:53pm
Is it the docks or trucks? Ive heard both. I have ZERO trust of the dockworkers union.
Hank Rearden
10/17/21 10:51pm
It's everything. Last week the people at the top said they inherited the mess
jrifkin48
10/17/21 10:56pm
Yep. The one common thread is each factor is caused and/or exacerbated by
AZ Coug
10/17/21 10:58pm
I review this on a weekly basis with our US logistics team. The issue is that they can't get enough trucks to clear
ChinaFan
10/17/21 11:04pm
Great insight with some real-time numbers. Thanks for sharing.
AZ Coug
10/17/21 11:13pm
Thanks, but all that said, there is a huge issue for the grip the unions have on the ports in our country. The only way
ChinaFan
10/17/21 11:24pm
Buttigeig was on all the Sunday News shows. This means they messed up
jrifkin48
10/18/21 6:34am
The WH said the ports will now stay open 24/7 to break the dam
jrifkin48
10/17/21 11:23pm
I thought the ports were already running 24-7 for weeks before the WH said that?
AZ Coug
10/17/21 11:26pm
I just read an article from the truck drivers perspective
volleyjiver
10/18/21 12:08am
Nice idea in theory but I have zero faith in the government to implement it
IceCreamButt
10/17/21 10:54pm
The media is at an all time low in trust. Trying to tell us isn't a problem...
jrifkin48
10/17/21 11:02pm
This thread is an authoritarian car crash I can’t look away from.
chago04
10/17/21 11:13pm
Is LA/Long Beach our only west coast port? I’m not at all knowledgeable on this
Bluforever
10/18/21 5:53am
Something like 70%+ of our cargo from Asia goes through there.
jrifkin48
10/18/21 6:30am
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