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Harbor truckers in California at the ports of Long Beach and
Oakland Terminals are threatening to stop picking up cargo
starting Friday April 30, 2004.
Shipping lines are taking the threat seriously according to a
report in the Journal of Commerce, "APL
Ltd. was advising its customers to bring their shipments,
containers and chassis to the APL terminals in Southern and
Northern California by the close of business on
Thursday."
The discontent from the rank of truckers comes from the price of diesel fuel being almost 65 cents higher per gallon in California. Truckers pay about $2.40 per gallon in California while the national average is only $1.75 per gallon. Flyers and CB radio chatter over the past several days have asked port truckers to stop delivering cargo to and from California ports unless drivers receive diesel fuel surcharges from steamship lines and harbor drayage companies. |
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