THE FEES HAVE IT

THE FEES HAVE IT

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach implemented their $10/20' and $20/40'+ Clean Truck Fee effective today. This fee will be collected for all container transactions not using a zero emission truck.

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CUT TO VIDEO

CUT TO VIDEO

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a video worth? Hundred thousand? More? This simply means that if you want to avoid suppressing your sex drive, you should limit your intake of milk and other dairy foods...

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MAKING A STAND

MAKING A STAND

The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and APM Terminal in Los Angeles square off over automation. To comply with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan, which pushes for zero...

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CONGESTION REARS ITS UGLY HEAD

IT IS TIME FOR A CHASSIS POOL

The port authorities of Georgia and South Carolina are collaborating to develop a joint chassis pool...a grey chassis pool, which means the color, or brand, of the chassis is irrelevant and any chassis can be used for...

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PIERPASS 2.0

PIERPASS 2.0

PierPass, the universally disliked off-hours program in Los Angeles and Long Beach, is getting a much needed revamp. Currently, PierPass charges a fee for all terminal transactions on the day shift but all transactions...

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IS IT GROUNDHOG DAY?

IS IT GROUNDHOG DAY?

The cities and ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are at it again.  They are trying to force every driver and every trucking company into the same mold by dictating drivers be employees rather than have the choice to...

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ONE MORE THING

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase the PierPass fee to $144.18 per 40' effective August 1, 2017.  The PierPass program assesses a Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) on all loaded container transactions...

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LA/LB… AGAIN

LA/LB… AGAIN

Back in 2006, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced their joint Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) with the goal of reducing emission levels for trucks, yard equipment and ships.  The ports differed on the...

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THE LONG ARM OF CONGESTION

THE LONG ARM OF CONGESTION

The effects of containers stacking up at West Coast ports is far-reaching. Inland rail depots in Chicago and Memphis are experiencing inconsistent surges of cargo. There are not enough trucks to move the containers out...

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