Ports & Supply Chain
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.
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Ports & Supply Chain
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.
Ports & Supply Chain
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.