How Port Drayage Works: Appointments, Chassis, TWIC and Fees
A short haul with a long list of rules: what a drayage driver needs before the gate, where the time goes inside the terminal, and who pays when a box sits too long.
Category: Ports & Supply Chain
Port congestion, rail service, strikes, tariffs and warehouse moves that change how much freight trucks carry and where.
How Rail Intermodal Works: Containers, IMCs and the Truck Legs
A domestic intermodal load spends most of its miles on a train but starts and ends behind a truck. How the pieces fit, who sells the service, and when it beats over-the-road truckload.
Cross-Border Trucking Rules for Canada and Mexico: Manifests, HOS
Crossing a border with freight means two customs systems, two sets of driver rules and strict limits on domestic loads. The requirements on each side as of November 2026.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger: STB Review and Trucking
The Surface Transportation Board is reviewing the largest rail merger in decades, and the applicants say it will pull millions of truckloads onto rail. Where the case stands.
Bill of Lading Explained: What It Must Show and Why Drivers Sign It
The BOL is the one document that follows freight from dock to dock. What belongs on it, the difference between straight and order bills, and what a driver's signature commits to.
Port Labor Contracts: ILA and ILWU Deals That Keep US Ports Running
Two union contracts decide whether containers move at US seaports. Both are in force, but the West Coast deal expires first, in mid-2028.
TWIC Card for Truck Drivers: Who Needs One, Cost and How to Apply
Who needs a Transportation Worker Identification Credential, what TSA charges, how enrollment works, which crimes disqualify and when card readers arrive at terminals.
Demurrage vs Detention: Port Fees, Per Diem and Truck Detention Pay
Three charges that sound alike and land on different people. A side-by-side table, the federal invoice deadlines, and how detention pay at shippers works for truckers.