Posted on 06/09/2022 7:16:00 AM PDT by gattaca
Major trucking company Saia has announced it will no longer transport firearms amid a renewed national debate on gun control., Freight Waves reported on Monday.
The Georgia-based logistics and shipping giant reportedly announced a new "rules tariff" last week in the wake of several recent mass shootings including ones in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
The tariff discontinues the shipment of firearms — including handguns and rifles — both assembled and disassembled, meaning it also covers the shipment of parts that could be assembled into a firearm once the carton was opened.
Freight Waves noted Saia will continue to transport individual firearm parts such as gun barrels and grips, along with ammunition, which is a separate commodity classification, under its hazardous materials rules.
The outlet added that LTL (less than truckload) carriers like Saia have always had a fraught relationship with gun manufacturers, in part because of the potential for dangerous theft and the supposed negative image.
Don't miss out on content from Dave Rubin free of big tech censorship. Listen to The Rubin Report now. "Even before the latest spate of shootings, carriers have distanced themselves from the commodity," Freight Waves said. "Today, it is easy to make the case for shedding the business due to negative optics, a general lack of comfort in hauling the product, greater liability and the risk of theft."
"That last issue is potentially serious given the multiple handoffs involved with LTL shipments and the number of people handling the product from pickup to delivery," it explained.
LTL carriers, in contracts to FTL (full truckload) carriers, transport products or goods for customers that don't take up an entire truck.
"I would feel safe to say that most LTL companies today would shy away from the commodity due to the risk," said Rex Oliver, director of operations at Atlantic Logistics, in an email to Freight Waves.
Reporting on the news, Business Insider noted that despite mounting pressure from gun control advocates, few national companies have issued public statements or made drastic changes to their policies regarding guns.
It should be noted that Saia did not provide a specific reason for its firearm ban in either the rules tariff or in a similarly-dated press release.
TheBlaze reached out to the trucking company seeking comment on the matter but did not receive a response in time for publication. This article will be updated if a response is given.
Their loss bad business idea go woke go broke.
How to turn a Major trucking company into a minor trucking company.
I wonder what other many business decisions they made that they didn’t publicly “announce”?
Lol.
The bigger picture: How to disarm Americans.
They are doing with guns what Big Tech did with information for the last five years.
Spare us your self-righteous virtue-signaling crap aholes. A lot of truckers are right-leaning to say the least, hope they leave.
Any of my business transactions in the future will specify to NOT use them for freight services.
Saia is now Gaia.
Apparently, Saia gets their information from Whoopie and The View
Translation: Truck thefts have become rampant and these guys don’t want high value, high risk cargo being stolen.
Ain’t it just amazing how many Saia trucks get flats at truck stops
The problem is these old great companies are being run by idiot children who inherited their shares and are so dumb they don’t know what these moves mean. After they ruin what they won in the genetic lottery, their kids may well figure out a way to start another company.
So he’s saying he cant find enough diesel...
If you want to ship a long gun with SAIA, simply pack in a Ping box.
Several more states need to adopt the Texas law that bans any company which discriminates against firearms from getting any state contracts for anything. This is how to push back against ESG. Let businesses know they will pay a steep price for going woke.
Maybe the US will stop transporting weapons to foreign countries.
They don’t want teachers, parents, or neighbors to be able to intervene in a school shooting, because that’s what the police are for. Such as in Uvalde, where the heroic officers rushed inside only seconds after arriving, and shot the murderer dead before he was able to rack up a high body count.
Oh, wait ...
So, an American trucking company takes a stand against the constitutional right of all Americans to keep and bear arms.
Best to know NOT to do business with this anti-American company.
I have personally seen more security applied in trucking shipments of sneakers by Famous Footwear than in shipment of firearms.
I can understand their fear of robbery, but if they eliminate all high value products there will be little left.
Too bad. Their drivers will be shunned, harassed, etc.
I see a lot of their trucks and all of them are driven exactly according to the law and the rules of common courtesy. Too bad the drivers will be treated with hostility for a decision some pencil pusher made.
Would love to see them go woke-broke.
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