CA Congressman Speaks Out Against Efforts to Regulate Drayage Operations

U.S. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) has released a “Dear Colleague” letter last week, expressing his opposition to a campaign by the Teamsters to change federal transportation law in an effort to give ports the authority to ban owner-operators from their harbors. The Teamsters, along with several ports around the country, have urged Congress to change the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA), which prohibits states from enacting and enforcing laws that are “related to” motor carrier prices, routes, or services in order to maximize competitive forces in the trucking industry. These ports wish to have the authority to regulate trucking operations at the ports, such as security, congestion and the environment.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Association of Port Authorities also refused to endorse the Port of Los Angeles position on amending the FAAAA. From Trucking Info, March 22, 2010