The ongoing battle between Amazon and the Teamsters has played out in multiple arenas this fall, a series of skirmishes in which neither side can claim to have landed a knockout punch. The scorecard for autumn 2025 includes a unionization drive at Amazon in Kentucky that found the union declaring victory, a claim that is… Continue reading Inside the Amazon-Teamsters showdown: What’s next?
Month: December 2025
Asia-US container rates fall 32% in latest week
Overcapacity in the trans-Pacific container trade lanes blew up carriers’ plans for November general rate increases, which had briefly pushed prices to the U.S. West Coast up to about $3,000 per forty foot equivalent unit (FEU). Rates dropped 32% last week to $1,900 per FEU, according to the latest update from Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO) and… Continue reading Asia-US container rates fall 32% in latest week
DHS launches sweeping I-9 audits on California truck fleets
Department of Homeland Security agents are conducting aggressive workplace audits across Northern and Central California trucking companies, with a heavy focus on Punjabi-owned carriers, according to a detailed account aired November 28 on Punjab Radio USA. Harpreet Thera, owner of a mid-sized fleet operating since 1997, told the station that DHS served him with a… Continue reading DHS launches sweeping I-9 audits on California truck fleets