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Jun 27, 2015

TRUCK SENSORS * USA: How long trucks are waiting to enter terminals

* California - Oakland Port installing sensors on nearby streets to measure truck wait times

-- The Port of Oakland said Tuesday it will place sensors along the streets leading up to its terminals to better track how long truck drivers must wait to pick up cargo... The sensors will pick up signals from cellphones or other wireless devices as they enter and leave the general area, rather than the port itself. By tracking drivers in a wider area, port officials hope to get a more complete picture of how long drivers are actually waiting... In recent years, delays have mounted at ports around the country as they scramble to handle ever-larger vessels bringing more containers at a time. Short-haul truck drivers—tasked with transporting cargo containers from port complexes to nearby warehouses and distribution centers—frequently complain of long lines outside port terminals. Since most port truckers are paid by the load, longer wait times mean fewer “turns” at the port, and that hits their paychecks, they say... Today, most ports only start tracking trucks when they enter the complex, which means they are ignoring the time spent in long lines outside the gates, said Curtis Whalen, an executive with the American Trucking Association... In a statement Tuesday, the Port of Oakland said the technology is the same used to calculate rush-hour commute times along major freeways. With accurate information about wait times, the port says, trucking companies will be able to choose the most efficient times to make their pick-ups... 
(Photo: Bloomberg News - Trucks line up at daybreak to enter the Ben E. Nutter shipping terminal in Oakland, California) -- Oakland, CAL, USA - The WSJ, by ERICA E. PHILLIPS - June 23, 2015

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