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    California Shippers Face Trucking Surcharge

    Old Dominion and ABF Freight will charge shippers extra to move freight in California in the wake of new labor rules.



    Two large trucking companies have started charging shippers extra to move freight in and out of California, where they say new labor regulations are raising the cost of doing business.The nearly $6-per-shipment surcharge, levied by ABF Freight System Inc. and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., ODFL 0.17% comes after California this year began requiring trucking companies to pay drivers for time spent refueling, on rest breaks and other periods.Trucking companies typically pay per mile driven, and industry groups say calculating additional wages in California add to the already elevated cost of moving freight in California. The state is home to the country’s two busiest ports, as well as some of the strictest labor protections and environmental standards.

    The new labor rules are intended to provide “basic wage protections for workers in the trucking industry,” said Christine Baker, director of California’s Department of Industrial Relations. However, industry allies in Congress have introduced bills that would prevent states from applying regulations like California’s to truckers.For shippers, the surcharges are “just part of ongoing concerns over the increasing cost of doing business in California,” said Jonathan Gold, supply chain and customs policy lobbyist for the National Retail Federation. He said retailers’ costs are also raised by congestion at California’s seaports. The rules come at a time when poor demand from shippers is driving down the rates trucking companies can charge, squeezing their profits. Shares of ArcBest Corp. , ABF’s parent, are down over 50% in the last year, with Old Dominion’s stock down about 10% over the same period.The rules come at a time when poor demand from shippers is driving down the rates trucking companies can charge, squeezing their profits. Shares of ArcBest Corp., ABF’s parent, are down over 50 percent in the last year, with Old Dominion’s stock down about 10 percent over the same period.

    In a weak freight market, surcharges are a common way for trucking companies to maintain profits on their more costly routes, said David Ross, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus.' Different destinations, different types of freight, different equipment required—that all has a cost to it,” Mr. Ross said. “You want to make sure you charge the shipper for that.”Old Dominion and ArcBest Corp. are two of the largest 'less than truckload” carriers, which combine cargo from multiple retailers and manufacturers onto their trucks. YRC Inc., another large LTL carrier operating in California, does not apply a surcharge, a spokesman said. Old Dominion’s surcharge is 'intended to help offset only some of the ever-increasing cost of operating in the state of California,” said Chip Overbey, a senior vice president for strategic development at the company. The new labor rules raise the cost of human resources, payroll and legal services, among other expenses, he said. A spokeswoman for ABF Freight said the company is 'makes pricing adjustments … to appropriately reflect the cost of doing business in various regions.”

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/califor...=djemlogistics

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    Re: Old Dominion and ABF Freight Charge Extra on California Freight Due to Labor Rule

    I ran the road with Redstar.. Restart would have saved money with this law.. 80% of the guys never stopped for lunch breaks. They were always in a hurry to get to the terminal so they could punch in and get their next dispatch..

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      Re: Old Dominion and ABF Freight Charge Extra on California Freight Due to Labor Rule

      Originally posted by Docker View Post
      California Shippers Face Trucking Surcharge

      Old Dominion and ABF Freight will charge shippers extra to move freight in California in the wake of new labor rules.



      Two large trucking companies have started charging shippers extra to move freight in and out of California, where they say new labor regulations are raising the cost of doing business.The nearly $6-per-shipment surcharge, levied by ABF Freight System Inc. and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., ODFL 0.17% comes after California this year began requiring trucking companies to pay drivers for time spent refueling, on rest breaks and other periods.Trucking companies typically pay per mile driven, and industry groups say calculating additional wages in California add to the already elevated cost of moving freight in California. The state is home to the country’s two busiest ports, as well as some of the strictest labor protections and environmental standards.

      The new labor rules are intended to provide “basic wage protections for workers in the trucking industry,” said Christine Baker, director of California’s Department of Industrial Relations. However, industry allies in Congress have introduced bills that would prevent states from applying regulations like California’s to truckers.For shippers, the surcharges are “just part of ongoing concerns over the increasing cost of doing business in California,” said Jonathan Gold, supply chain and customs policy lobbyist for the National Retail Federation. He said retailers’ costs are also raised by congestion at California’s seaports. The rules come at a time when poor demand from shippers is driving down the rates trucking companies can charge, squeezing their profits. Shares of ArcBest Corp. , ABF’s parent, are down over 50% in the last year, with Old Dominion’s stock down about 10% over the same period.The rules come at a time when poor demand from shippers is driving down the rates trucking companies can charge, squeezing their profits. Shares of ArcBest Corp., ABF’s parent, are down over 50 percent in the last year, with Old Dominion’s stock down about 10 percent over the same period.

      In a weak freight market, surcharges are a common way for trucking companies to maintain profits on their more costly routes, said David Ross, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus.' Different destinations, different types of freight, different equipment required—that all has a cost to it,” Mr. Ross said. “You want to make sure you charge the shipper for that.”Old Dominion and ArcBest Corp. are two of the largest 'less than truckload” carriers, which combine cargo from multiple retailers and manufacturers onto their trucks. YRC Inc., another large LTL carrier operating in California, does not apply a surcharge, a spokesman said. Old Dominion’s surcharge is 'intended to help offset only some of the ever-increasing cost of operating in the state of California,” said Chip Overbey, a senior vice president for strategic development at the company. The new labor rules raise the cost of human resources, payroll and legal services, among other expenses, he said. A spokeswoman for ABF Freight said the company is 'makes pricing adjustments … to appropriately reflect the cost of doing business in various regions.”

      https://www.wsj.com/articles/califor...=djemlogistics
      And that is the difference in a freight company that operates at a profit and the other ones just going through the motions, like my old employer , I won't mention any names but they're management team SUCKS, the life out of the companies they operate and in general.

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