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Events at the Transpacific Maritime conference in Long Beach almost overtook speakers and delegates on its first morning, when a group of protestors from the Teamsters Union stormed through the exhibition, blowing horns in protest at XPO Logistics chief Bradly Jacobs, the event’s keynote speaker.

Around 40 protestors entered the Long Beach Convention Centre, where this year’s TPM, organised by the Journal of Commerce, was holding a breakfast meeting for delegates.

They shouted slogans about XPO’s reported refusal to recognise the union.

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  • Frank Sukenik

    March 01, 2017 at 12:44 am

    Self driving trucks and cars is probably the dumbest thing I ever heard of.. There is no way that is ever gonna work. I’ve been driving trucks for 20 years.

  • James

    March 01, 2017 at 10:15 am

    That sounds like a threat to the driver of xpo

  • David

    March 01, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    The teamsters don’t do shit for its members anymore,they cave in negotiations they take kickbacks,shit the teamsters only care about how much of our money they can steal.

  • Conway blues

    March 01, 2017 at 5:12 pm

    Brad Jacobs needs to think of his drivers. And realize what they do for XPO. He could learn a lot from the man that started Conway, Jerry Fetter.

  • John

    March 11, 2017 at 11:25 am

    The technology may be on the way but who’s going to be sued when something goes wrong? If you’re manufacturer of these truck everyone is going to point the finger at you. Not the driver, not XPO not the other guy, but you.