... We write... about a significant forced labor problem in the port trucking industry... affecting... tens of thousands of port truckers across the U.S... trapped in unethical employment agreements that can leave them earning as little as $3 an hour... despite working 50+ hours per week. Many drivers even end their work week in debt because their employers deduct fuel, insurance, new tires, and lease payments that can exceed what they were paid to haul freight containers filled with your merchandise.... [T]his situation run[s] afoul of U.S. labor laws... [and] these employment agreements... often leave workers unable to quit their jobs because they risk losing all the equity they have in their truck.

... The landmark Clean Truck Program... required replacing... old polluting trucks... [B]ecause the trucking companies unlawfully misclassified the drivers as independent contractors, the costs of implementation was pushed onto the backs of thousands of drivers through unconscionable leasing schemes...

Over 1,000 port drivers have filed wage complaints with California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement... which has awarded drivers over $46 million in back pay and penalties... [W]e ask that your company develop and implement a Responsible Contractor Policy in partnership with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for all contracted logistics services throughout your global value chains...