'The truckers are scrambling': Trump's tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen, who makes her living delivering cargo containers from the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors to warehouses and other customers around Southern California.
After a strong start to the year, the number of jobs has started to slip in recent days and truck drivers have heard reports predicting a sharp decline in incoming cargo for May and June.
Helen, a 38-year-old mother of three, said her family has to stretch to make ends meet even under normal conditions.
“There’s real concern that we’re going to be struggling,” said Helen, a Downey resident who declined to give her last name for fear she might lose work if she is considered disgruntled. “If ships are not coming in and there are no loads, then there is no work. If there is no work there’s no money.”
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-05-03/trumps-tariffs-hit-truckers-and-port-workers
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