News / 'Tired' US drayage operators looking for a better market this year

Eduard Goricev

Drayage operators along the North American eastern seaboard heaved a sigh of relief last month when port employers and labour averted a crippling strike – but some damage had already been done.

Cargo owners had diverted traffic in anticipation of a work stoppage. however, the road to a brighter future finally appears clear after a painful slog that decimated the ranks of drayage firms over the past couple of years.

The market is highly fragmented, with ...