Ep024 | Will Port Strike be BOOM or BUST for Trucking?

Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season.

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years.

Trucking companies and freight rail operators are scrambling to move billions in trade that has been arriving at the ports.

What will happen during this strike? How long will it last? And How will trucking be affected? Let’s find out!

00:00 – STRIKE!

03:15 – Union Boss WHY striking

05:22 – What is Strike about?

12:26 – Potential Impact REPORT

18:39 – Get Class A CDL Now

21:50 – Union Boss THREAT

23:58 – Shippers NOTICE

32:20 – ATA Trucking Perspective

39:47 – Baltimore Strike VIOLENT?

44:12 – Trucker OPPORTUNITY?

49:27 – Conclusion