December 2024

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

As we embrace the holiday season and the new year, we want to thank all of our customers for your support and business. We know you have choices, and we are grateful you continue to choose Devine. We […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

The votes are in, and Devine Intermodal ranked as the #1 drayage provider in Reno!!! We are honored to be recognized as the top drayage provider as well as being the #3 trucking provider overall. Thanks to all […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

We have been watching the incoming Trump Administration’s cabinet and secretary level nominations with great interest. So many of the rules governing the trucking industry are regulations rather than laws. Appointments to the departments of transportation, labor, energy […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

After years of working with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement technologies that improve air quality, the Transportation Project (TTP) is suing them. TTP asserts the EPA’s greenhouse gas phase three (GHG3) regulations are “unrealistic and […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

The Attorney General of Nebraska, Mike Hilgers, is sick of California setting a de facto national standard for trucks and is suing California as well as the truck manufacturers who agreed to the standards. He has filed two […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

Do you know what this part is? Hint, it is something used in truck or container transportation. Play “Name That Part” on our Facebook page. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess. Good […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

DELIVERING CHRISTMAS We should all be familiar with the adage…if you bought it, a truck brought it. The same holds true for the National Christmas Tree. It was trucked 4,000 miles from Alaska to Washington DC. This year’s […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

In a recent special session, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed billed ABX2-1 into law mandating the refined fuel inventory levels oil companies must keep in stock at all times. This bill was passed and signed under the guise […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

We all saw it coming…the automation argument. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving due to disagreements over automation. USMX has agreed to maintain the […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

By popular request, we have an update on our kitten, Dave. Here he is, cute as ever. In the past two months, he has gotten bigger, learned his way around the office, provided much joy and stress relief […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

The “Comedian,” an art piece featuring an ordinary banana affixed to a white wall with duct tape, just sold at Sotheby’s New York for $6.2M. Of course, the new owner will have to change the banana regularly. The […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

Labor unions on both Canadian coasts were locked out early last month due to work slowdowns and beleaguered contract negotiations. By the 12th of November, Canadian Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon ordered an end to the lockouts and forced […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

The Port of Oakland was awarded $322 million under the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports grant program. It is the largest grant ever received by the port and when match with other contributions, it will mean […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

This year’s Stapler Cup drew individuals and teams from eleven different countries. It was an intense competition and concluded with an upset. The German team, and long-standing champions, was unseated by the Belgians. What is the Stapler Cup? […]

December 2, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 December

The top ten container ports in the US by volume in September 2024: Los Angles/Long Beach New York/New Jersey Houston Savannah Norfolk Charleston Seattle/Tacoma Oakland Miami New Orleans

November 2024

November 1, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

The International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA) strike was suspended on October 3rd after immense pressure by the Biden Administration on the members of United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to sweeten the wage offer. The employer group originally offered a […]

November 1, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

We like to have fun on Halloween. We had smaller numbers dress up this year, but have no fear, we exerted enough peer pressure to ensure we have more next year. We had a scary clown, Carmen San […]

November 1, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

The Extended Hour Gate Fee at SSA’s terminal in Oakland will increase from $40 to $45 effective today, November 1, 2025. The fee is assessed on every container regardless of the time of day it is transacted. While […]

November 1, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

Our hats are off to Dee Sova for being awarded the American Trucking Associations’ John Lex Premier Achievement Award. Dee has been an outspoken supporter of the independent contractor model as well as for women in trucking. While […]

November 1, 2024 | Newsletter 2024 November

The American Truck Research Institute (ATRI) surveys drivers and trucking companies annually to determine the top industry issues. This year, the respondents from California diverged rather sharply from the rest of the nation. Nationwide, the top three issues […]

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