Isaura Rodríguez

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Heading into their 85th anniversary after a two-year hiatus, the National Truck Driving Championships return with a high level of excitement and a slate of competitors ready to once again showcase their skills behind the wheel.

Billed as the “Super Bowl of Safety,” the event brings truckers who have proven their mettle in state-level competitions to a national stage. Tournament qualifiers, who will compete in Indianapolis in various vehicle classes Aug. 16-19, said they are eager to display their skills and talents in front of industry enthusiasts, fans, families and friends.

Most of the competitors and volunteers who make up the NTDC family, as they refer to themselves, have not seen each other since COVID-19 suspended the event in 2020 and 2021. Such a pause had not happened since World War II. Going into this year, competitors and organizers point to a new level of enthusiasm.

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About 450 dockworkers did not report to work at California’s third-busiest port, Port of Oakland, July 21 as truckers protesting the AB 5 gig-work law blocked access to the operation for a fourth day.

The largest marine terminal at the port, SSA Marine Inc., which is responsible for much of arriving cargo, was closed for a third time this week on July 21, according to port spokesman Robert Bernardo. The port’s three other terminals have vessel-labor operations under way, he said.

More than 1,600 registered dockworkers in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union worked at the Port of Oakland as of last year, according to the Pacific Maritime Association, which acts as a broker for employers.

“Every day, ILWU workers are getting up at 5 a.m. to drive to the dispatch hall and fill jobs at the port,” ILWU Local 10 President Farless Dailey III said in an emailed statement. “But when they get to the terminals, the trucker protests are creating conditions which make it unsafe for workers to pass through the gates and do our jobs.”

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Author: Isaura Rodríguez

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Trucker AB 5 Protest Hampers Operations at Port of Oakland

About 450 dockworkers did not report to work at California’s third-busiest port, Port of Oakland, July 21 as truckers protesting the AB 5 gig-work law blocked access to the operation for a fourth day.

The largest marine terminal at the port, SSA Marine Inc., which is responsible for much of arriving cargo, was closed for a third time this week on July 21, according to port spokesman Robert Bernardo. The port’s three other terminals have vessel-labor operations under way, he said.

More than 1,600 registered dockworkers in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union worked at the Port of Oakland as of last year, according to the Pacific Maritime Association, which acts as a broker for employers.

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