Fed up truckers stage blockade at Port of Oakland

August 19: Truckers shut down a major terminal at the Port of Oakland and blocked access to several more Monday to protest repeated logjams that have left them trapped in their big rigs for up to six hours while waiting to pick up their next load.

“We are not allowed even to go to the bathroom,” said Cesar Parra, one of more than 100 truckers who began blocking gates at 5 a.m.

The truckers shut down five berths, which suffered some of the longest wait times after they were consolidated last month into a single terminal operated by industry giant SSA Marine. Longshoremen arrived at work to find truckers blocking the terminal’s gates and opted not to cross the picket line, union officials said.

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