Retrenchment from global trade will hurt U.S. workers and logistics network

The ports in Southern California, and all the vast freight rail and intermodal infrastructure that support them, are on the front lines of the current uncertainties surrounding U.S. trade policy. The volatility surrounding international trade has been intense, particularly with China and our North American trading partners. While this dynamic underscores the strength and importance of U.S. trade, these heightened tensions also illuminate the vulnerability of the healthiest U.S. economy since the