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GSC Logistics takes actions to meet cargo surge in Oakland

3 November 2021

The Oakland-based logistics services provider GSC Logistics will take further steps to accelerate its growth plans to meet the cargo surge and manage the import onslaught in the US West Coast.

The largest freight haulier at Oakland said it is adding everything, from people and drivers to real estate and chassis equipment, as containerised cargo volume surges. The trucking company’s latest expansion was doubling its headquarters office footprint this month at the Port of Oakland.

“Cargo is...

https://container-news.com/gsc-logistics-takes-actions-to-meet-cargo-surge-in-oakland/

TCA, Blume Global to present webinar on port congestion

1 November 2021

The Truckload Carriers Association and Blume Global will host a complimentary webinar focused on the current situation in the freight and port sectors of the supply chain.

“International Freight & Port Congestion: The Impact on Domestic Freight,” will take place at 1 p.m. ET Nov. 9.

Blume Global’s Glenn Jones, global vice president of product strategy and marketing, will be joined for the discussion by David Arsenault, president of GSC Logistics.

The pair will discuss the trucking impact of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tca-blume-global-to-present-webinar-on-port-congestion

GSC Logistics adds capacity amid West Coast container surge

30 March 2021

Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics announced Tuesday it would add 100 freight haulers to its network “as global trade booms.”

The Oakland, California-based company said the capacity additions would help expedite diverted cargo from congested ports to its customers in the San Francisco Bay area and the Pacific Northwest. The additions will increase its driver pool by almost 30% at the ports; 250 drivers in Oakland and 100 in Seattle. The new drivers are expected to be on board by summer.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gsc-logistics-adds-capacity-amid-west-coast-container-surge

Oakland Athletics takes swing at Schnitzer Steel

7 August 2020

The Oakland Athletics this week struck back against opponents of a proposed ballpark with a lawsuit of its own.

Oakland A’s President Dave Kaval said in a series of 16 tweets that the ballclub filed suit against California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) in Alameda County Superior Court on Wednesday for its “failure to impose [and] enforce environmental law in West Oakland against Schnitzer Steel, the largest metal-shredding facility in the state.”

Schnitzer Steel’s 26.5-acre...

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Oakland freight hauler testing electric power

22 July 2019

A major Port of Oakland freight hauler is ready to take the next step with battery-powered trucks. GSC Logistics said it would acquire two more electric big rigs by October. The Port’s largest trucker said it wants to discover if zero-emission tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

“Our first tractor is fine moving containers around the Port…it does the job,” said GSC Director of Transportation Brandon Taylor. “Now we want to test these new trucks on the road – the manufacturer says...

https://container-news.com/oakland-freight-hauler-testing-electric-power/