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Trucking issue at California ports

Colin Parkinson

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Coming to us soon as well I suspect


The trucking issue with California LA ports, ie the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), is that all semi tractors have to be current with new California emissions standards. As a consequence, that mean trucks cannot be older than 3 years if they are to pick up or deliver containers at those ports. This issue wipes out approximately half of the fleet trucks used to move containers in/out of the port. Operating the port 24/7 will not cure the issue, because all it does is pile up more containers that sit idle as they await a limited number of trucks to pick them up. THIS is the central issue. Rest on link


 
Coming to us soon as well I suspect


The trucking issue with California LA ports, ie the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), is that all semi tractors have to be current with new California emissions standards. As a consequence, that mean trucks cannot be older than 3 years if they are to pick up or deliver containers at those ports. This issue wipes out approximately half of the fleet trucks used to move containers in/out of the port. Operating the port 24/7 will not cure the issue, because all it does is pile up more containers that sit idle as they await a limited number of trucks to pick them up. THIS is the central issue. Rest on link


The left coast at its finest.
 
Countries that produce their own goods are not as dependant on container ships and offshore resupply as those that have farmed their manufacturing out to places like Red China. If a first world, democratic country's shelves are empty in this day and age, some serious soul searching is in order. Or a change in government.
 
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