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Worried about contract talks breaking down

Worried about contract talks breaking down

Despite the altercation, the two sides were negotiating Wednesday.

Sure, longshoremen working without a contract, which they've been doing since July, might not be full of hustle. But there may be other factors contributing to congestion too.

One is kind of labor related. Importers, worried about contract talks breaking down, are ordering more product in advance, building up inventory to guard against problems from a work stoppage.

"They've loaded up the pipeline," said Bruce Carlton, president of the National Industrial Transportation League, a group that lobbies on transportation issues of concern to major manufacturers. "Some have also rerouted to the East Coast. …We're still very much in the major shipping season and there's nervousness."

There's another problem: equipment. Those large containers of freight often have to be moved on chassis … basically a wheeled trailer. Once moved, those chassis often end up in the wrong place. It's like the shopping carts at a supermarket. They often end up all over the parking lot, instead of at the store entrance where people need them.

The same sort of problem is hitting the rail system. And there is a shortage of truck drivers, particular among the drayage outfits that shuffle loads between docks and railyards.

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