The Port of Oakland has convened a Port Efficiency Task Force to tackle the port's systemic issues. Devine is honored to have a seat at the table. Thus far, the task force has reviewed and made recommendations...
MEASURING TRUCK TURN TIMES
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I’M MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Click on the 20 second video here. It sums up how intermodal truck drivers and companies are feeling right now. All while terminal operators espouse their turn-times average being less than two hours... evidently some...
PRODUCTIVITY…LET’S TALK APPLES TO APPLES
When we talk about terminal productivity, we are talking about yard and gate operations, meaning how quickly we can get a driver in and out of the terminal. When terminal operators and ocean carriers talk about...
The Blame Game
The Journal of Commerce recently published a commentary by Bruce Wargo, President and CEO of PierPass, entitled “It’s Time to Face the Real Problems with Port Trucking.” The gist But here levitra lowest price they...
Turn Times & Closing Times
We continue to experience slow turns times at Oakland’s marine terminals, especially Ports America and SSA. While operations at SSA have improved, there is still work to be done…now is not the time to rest on our...