State falls in health coverage
by Amy Nutt
The Star-Ledger, September 23^rd, 2009
Truck driver Ralph Prestol is 51 and is in constant pain from arthritis, a herniated disk in his neck and 31 years of hard driving, hauling cargo to and from Jersey City’s piers. A former driver for Linden Bulk, Prestol has had no health care since 2003 when he was terminated by the company after missing two months of work due to an operation.

Port Drivers and Advocates Push for Trucking Reform
by Martin Bricketto
Jersey City Independent, August 6^th, 2009
Ralph has been driving trucks for 31 years, including 11 years handling shipments from the busy ports in northern New Jersey. It’s those decades of experience that allow him to clearly sum up the plight of today’s port truckers. “We need help,” Ralph says. “This industry has really changed; it has only gotten worse.”

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Coalition Vows to Fight for LA Port's Clean Trucks Program
April 29th, 2009

US Judge Says Public Health is Number 1 in Upholding LA Clean Trucks Program
April 17th, 2009

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