A.M. Executive Briefing - Nov. 9
This Morning's Headlines:
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Board: Teamsters Violated Labor Laws by Picketing Company's Customers
Teamsters Local 413 received a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board, which alleged union members were picketing Overnite Transportation customer Oasis Corp. in Columbus, Ohio. The board received charges from Overnite due to an alleged November picket of the water-cooler manufacturer; ambulatory pickets are only allowed when a driver is at the customer's property.Local 413 President David Carter told the Columbus Dispatch that one of the picketers inadvertently kept picketing outside Oasis for roughly 10 minutes after the Overnite trucker was not there anymore. Oasis President Peter Benua said the company is proud that it has never been unionized and expressed concern that his employees could be intimidated. Cleveland Live Online (12/09/99)
UPS to Expand Financial Services to Cover Inventory, Receivables
United Parcel Service intends to give shippers more financial services by adding inventory and accounts-receivable financing via its UPS Capital subsidiary. Spokeswoman Peggy Gardner said the new services will be aimed at smaller to mid-sized shippers. She said the company is already seen "as a leader in the flow of goods and information about those goods," and it is broadening this "into the flow of funds." Journal of Commerce (12/09/99) P. 11Russian Firm, Volvo Plan Truck Venture
Volvo Truck and the Russian firm AFK Sistema intend to build Volvo trucks in a tax haven in the Moscow vicinity through a joint venture. Truck production is slated to commence in May, according to a spokesman for AFK Sistema. Journal of Commerce (12/09/99) P. 5TIA Hub Would Include Rail, Truck Cargo
As Tucson, Ariz., attempts to create an international intermodal hub at Tucson International Airport, the Tucson-Mexico Project is to request that the Arizona task force on the Canamex Corridor emphasize a road connecting Interstate 10 with I-19. Such a road, on the south side of the airport, would reduce urban truck traffic in the Tucson area and around the planned intermodal hub.Despite the rise in cargo at Tucson International airport, which officials there attribute to increased maquiladora business due to Nafta, the airport authority has discovered that nine-tenths of the city's freight goes to other airports by truck.
The Tucson-Mexico Project is a Tucson city initiative aiming to strengthen the city's links with northern Mexico. The airport is also eyeing the possibility of joining with the Guadalajara World Trade Center to create a warehouse that would handle just-in-time transportation. The city is in talks with other interested parties regarding the proposed connector road. Arizona Daily Star Online (12/08/99) ; Hammond, Sara
Highway Proposed in '60s Ready to Open
The final segment of the Michael A. Fox Highway between Interstate 75 and Hamilton, Ohio, will open to traffic on Monday. It is expected that the four-lane highway will handle a daily volume of 35,000 vehicles.Among the holdups were a study to ascertain whether an endangered bat was in the area slated for construction and a debate on whether there would be a toll on the highway. The toll was abandoned after being authorized.
There has already been more industrial development in Hamilton due to the new highway, which onetime city manager Hal Shepherd said is necessary for additional truck volume. Cleveland Live Online (12/08/99)
Trucking Company Officials Plead Guilty to Violating Federal Order
A manager and dispatcher at Aulenback, a trucking firm in Mexico, Maine, entered guilty pleas on federal charges related to government allegations that the company disobeyed orders from the Federal Highway Administration to stop interstate operations. The 26 interstate hauls allegedly took place over two days in January of 1996; the FHWA order came due to safety violations.The manager plead guilty to telling a driver to lie in his logbook to say that he was not working when the carrier was out of service, while the dispatcher plead guilty to lying to federal agents about whether she had knowingly sent out trucks while under the FHWA order. There are still charges against company President Alan Archibald, according to a federal prosecutor. Boston Globe Online (12/08/99)
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