Truckers speak up13 Dec 2021 14:37
'Solving' the problem of containers clogging up ports has moved the containers into trucking yards who are now less able to move containers around - the problem in the US is now displaced and getting worse overall.
'Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka on Friday said the number of aging containers sitting on the docks awaiting collection had dropped 60% since the port announced it plans to charge ocean carriers penalties on Oct. 25.
Speak to the Harbor Trucking Association CEO Matt Schrap, and the picture looks different — empty boxes are now clogging up space elsewhere, including on chassis that are hooked onto trucks.
“For us, it’s gotten a little more strained, to be honest,” Schrap said. “Right now, we’re literally storing thousands of empty containers, thousands of chassis that we can’t use to move these imports.”