LA/Long Beach Port Pileup: The Rest of the Story

I've been debating whether to post this as I haven't found another source for the info, but.... has that ever stopped the New York Times? Hell no, let's go! From the Twitter feed of Trent Telenko

This thread is on the unexamined local political issues affecting the supply chain blockage at California's Ports of LA & Long Beach.
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— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) October 12, 2021

The Youtube stream @mercoglianos runs is also a "must read" for its comments from truckers, railwaymen, warehousemen and others involved in the on-going world wide supply chain collapse.

Case in point this comment on how CARB pollution rules throttle SoCal port clearance.
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— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) October 12, 2021

The fact that tractor trucks no older that 3 years old are required to pick up or deliver containers at the SoCal ports is creating an immense inflationary pressure on trucking as the SoCal freight rates draw such trucks from the rest of the nation.

5/https://t.co/3Bg6Tn7C2e pic.twitter.com/stSI8fpwvT

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) October 12, 2021

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