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02/12/2026

Your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Representative is ready to discuss potential impact on truckload rates as the DOT removes foreign drivers from U.S. highways.

The Trump administration finalized a major safety reform on Wednesday that blocks unvetted foreign nationals from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses, ending a system that allowed tens of thousands of drivers with unknown or dangerous histories to legally operate heavy trucks and buses in the U...

12/23/2025

"Meanwhile, federal and state officials warned that cartel operatives and foreign nationals are exploiting the nation’s CDL system to infiltrate freight corridors and endanger America’s national security, per Breitbart News."

Will making America's roads safe again contribute to driver shortage? Your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Representative will discuss with you the possible impact on your supply chain.

There are now reportedly 101 fewer illegal alien truck drivers on California highways following ICE arrests.

01/09/2025

'“You have proven yourself to be one of the best friends of working men and women in the United States," the International Longshoremen's Association president told President-elect Trump in a statement. “President Trump clearly demonstrated his unwavering support for our ILA union and longshore workers with his statement 'heard round the world' backing our position to protect American longshore jobs against the ravages of automated terminals. President Trump’s bold stance helped prevent a second coast-wide strike at ports from Maine to Texas that would have occurred on 15 January 2024, if a tentative agreement was not reached,” Mr Daggett said.'

International Longshoremen’s Association says full deal, pending union vote, tentatively agreed to avert the restart of strikes at major US ports

10/02/2024

Industry analysts plan for minimum two-week strike at US East/Gulf Coast ports. Contact your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Reporesentative to discuss best options.

There are multiple approaches that the White House could take if the ports strike drags on and on — but they come with deep downsides.

10/01/2024

The longshoremen's strike in the US is on at East and Gulf Coast ports. Contact your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Representative for assistance in routing alternatives!

ILA union longshoremen at East Coast, Gulf Coast ports walk off the job after ownership and labor failed to reach a deal in a blow to the U.S. economy.

09/24/2024

'"Despite additional attempts by USMX to engage with the ILA (union) and resume bargaining, we have been unable to schedule a meeting" [as of Monday, September 23, 2024], USMX state. For its part, the union blamed the stalemate on USMX declining to offer workers an acceptable wage increase. The ILA union walked away from the bargaining table in June, declaring that a type of automation introduced at the Port of Mobile in Alabama was in violation of the current contract.'

Contact your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Representative for more information or for routing instructions.

Even a short strike at East and Gulf Coast ports could disrupt U.S. supply chains until 2025, according to one expert.

09/20/2024

"The moment you close the door, things begin to back up," George Goldman, CMA CGM's North America chief, said. "One day is too long" for port closures." The ports that stand to be affected handle about half of U.S. imports. Goods from Europe, India and other countries that rely on direct routes across the Atlantic Ocean would be most heavily affected. If you need information or assistance, your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Representative is ready to assist!

A threatened Oct. 1 strike by dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico would immediately disrupt the flow of goods in the country, the North America chief executive of French container carrier CMA CGM (CMACG.UL) said on Wednesday.

06/24/2024

Freight rail companies like Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF, and CSX are still on a bumpy track. The industry’s faced regulatory scrutiny following Norfolk’s toxic derailment in Ohio last year (cleanup cost: $1.1B+). In April, federal officials announced new rules that would require two-person crews on freight lines to boost safety. Railroads oppose the rule, scheduled to take effect this month, and have asked a federal court to toss it. Over the past decade, freight has both significantly shrunk its workforce and lengthened its trains under a strategy called Precision Scheduled Railroading. Contact your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Rep to discuss your upcoming rail moves!

https://sherwood.news/snacks/business/us-rail-is-on-track-to-move-fast-but-freights-still-battling-safety-issues/

03/28/2024

Will the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore create delays for your imports & exports? Talk to your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Rep to stop the ripples from becoming a tidal wave!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/27/in-baltimore-bridge-crisis-shippers-left-on-hook-for-cargo-pickup.html

01/05/2024

"Suez Canal transits fell off 70% in the last week of December, according to data... More than 180 container ships and other vessels have rerouted through the Cape of Good Hope as of Wednesday (1/3/2023), according to Reuters. Trackers show nearly all box ships avoiding the Red Sea, opting instead for the long journey around southern Africa." See your Bishop Enterprises' Customer Service Rep about additional cost and transit time to transit COGH.

Operation Prosperity Guardian, the multinational task force to safeguard shipping against attacks from Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, is failing.