04/03/2026
Truckers make America run. Without truckers, nothing we use in everyday life would function or be convenient. Everything we take for granted in America is maintained on the back of truckers and their hard work.
At the Port of Houston, and across America, truckers are being misclassified as "independent contractors", both by large companies who actually own all the trucks, as well as by the local operating authority.
In reality, they should be paid for all hours worked, with benefits and days off just like any other blue collar worker in this country.
By being classified as "owner operators", these large greedy companies can get away with giving hard-working truckers crumbs while they keep all the profits for themselves.
ACP has been going to ports across the country for months now, including in Houston, to organize truckers and help them get organized labor power so they finally claim a voice at the table. One way to do this is for truckers to have a co-op they own and run themselves, giving them leverage to negotiate how much they get paid.
For this reason, truckers across the country are signing up to build the Intermodal Draymen Association (IDA).
If you are a trucker, consider starting a committee in your port, getting organized, joining a union, or signing up for the IDA to own your own work.
Learn more at https://www.idatruckers.com/
