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Check out the pictures from October's Pizza party! We are so happy to continue our partnerships with Kennedy Gardens Elementary. This month the classes with the highest attendance were from 1st and 5th grade. Congratulations to all the students and remember to keep your attendance records high!
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On September 29, 2017 SouthBay Transport visited Kennedy Gardens Elementary School in Calexico, CA. Kennedy Gardens is located in a neighborhood where approximately 35% of its residents are under the poverty levels. The elementary school hosts a monthly assembly in which awards are presented to the students. During this day the two classes with the highest attendance rates also receive an award. As an incentive both classes receive a pizza party. This enticement is used to encourage students to be present in school. The Dispatch Operations Managers, Adrian Otero had the opportunity to speak to the children about why it is critical to go to school. Attendance in school is very important because students are more likely to do well if they attend school consistently. The higher the attendance the better the students can work to build their skills along with classmates and teachers. SouthBay Transport believes it is very important to encourage students to have high attendance because their generation is the future. SouthBay Transport looks forward to working further with the community of Calexico for events like this especially with Kennedy Gardens Elementary.
Learn more about our Community Outreach! On Friday September 29th, SouthBay Transport, Inc. had the honor to participate in the Southern California Business Development Conference (SCBDC) hosted by the Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (RHCC). The RHCC was founded in 2000 when business leaders noticed the potential that the Hispanic business community held in the Southern California region. Every year the RHCC hosts the SCBDC with the purpose to connect community leaders, government officials and businesses.
This year SouthBay Transport’s CEO George BenHeretz was invited to speak on the Super Star Lunch Panel. During this panel, business executives discuss their path to success. Along with BenHeretz on the Panel were Betty Porto, from Porto’s Bakery, Vanessa Faggiolly, from Amerisal Foods, Liliana Aide Monge from Sabio, Rae Boone from Blue Vista Company and Eric Mendoza from RDI Engineering. An advice that BenHeretz gave to the audience is that as an entrepreneur one must always believe in themselves, no matter how many times you want to give up, just keep going. Another benefit of attending the SCBDC is that suppliers have the opportunity to meet with buyers to create business partnerships. Buyers from the City of Long Beach, Los Angeles World Airports, Metro and more were in attendance! Over all the conference served as a great business networking opportunity for SouthBay Transport and all leaders in attendance. Thank you to Sandy Cajas and the Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  When a passenger aircraft leaves from any U.S. airport it is subject to following all federal regulations. However, for a truck driver the laws are determined by each state it is driving through. Nevertheless, federal legislation is underway that would limit state regulations unless approved federally. There are different arguments to this new act. For example, the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association believes that this would favor influential industry interests. While the Western States Trucking Association believes that it would cause confusion to employers and increase lawsuits. They also believe that it would affect the safety negatively.
The U.S. constitution permits the administration of interstate travel and commerce by the federal government, but states continue to have power over the monitoring of transportation within their boundaries. If this legislation were to pass it would create a simpler process overall for the industry and in the understanding of regulations. Supporters also state that it would create and allow all companies to comply to industry wide standards easier. They believe that since drivers are passing through multiple state lines a day it confuses them adapting to each state's laws. This regulation would also include the increase of weight limits for trucks. Learn more about the plans for this legislations and the various arguments on trucks.com What are you thoughts on whether State or Federal Government should manage trucking industry regulations? The Trucking Industry Feels Pressure of Effects If Hurricane Irma Hits Georgia & North Carolina9/8/2017  As the United States prepares for the most powerful storm to hit the Atlantic in a century, trucking analysts are expecting an industry disruption. The states of Georgia and North Carolina are major national distribution centers and will feel the effects if hurricane Irma hits. If this was the case, it can be expected that shipping rates will rise as well as truck traffic in that region. While in Florida, the hurricane will affect the industry as a state but not have as such as a big impact on the industry as a nation. This is because most freight goes inbound from other states. The effects of a hurricane can already be seen in Texas after Hurricane Harvey. There are many national distribution centers as well as oil refining business in that state. Post Harvey resulted in an increase of 5.5% in rates nationally and shortage of trucks after Texas and its distribution centers were struck. In addition, after a hurricane many of the vehicles and freight will need to be replaced which would leave an increase of demand but shortage of vehicles. To read more about trucking analysts’ expectations of the hurricane read Trucks.com article
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