Massachusetts truckers feeling impact from dockworkers’ strike [Video]

ECONOMY HERE IN NEW ENGLAND. DOCK WORKERS WALKING THE PICKET LINE THIS EVENING. ARE WE GOING TO DO SHUTTING DOWN? AFTER WALKING OFF THE JOB JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY, THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION DEMANDING HIGHER PAY AND JOB PROTECTION FROM AUTOMATED CRANES THAT ARE USED TO LOAD AND UNLOAD CONTAINERS FROM SHIPS HERE IN BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT THE EAST COAST. BUT WITH NO ONE WORKING AT THE PORTS. THOUSANDS OF CONTAINERS ARE IN LIMBO, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SHORTAGES AND HIGHER PRICES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. I HAVE A CUSTOMER THAT HAS HALLOWEEN STUFF THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. THE OTHER DAY, AND IT’S SITTING ON THE WATER RIGHT NOW FOR EVERY DAY THAT THIS HAPPENS, IT’S A WEEK TO PUT THAT DAY BACK INTO PERSPECTIVE. NEIL SPIEGEL AND HIS SON JOSH OWNED ROWLEY TRANSPORTATION. THEY HAVEN’T MOVED SINCE THEY GOT OFF …