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Virginia port truck drivers sent a letter last week asking operators to pay higher rates when Norfolk-area terminals are congested, but trucking companies say they already do.

The switch from an incentive-based pricing model thus far has had little impact on traffic patterns at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, but truckers are waiting to see how it operates once the ports are congestion free.

A coalition of BCOs, truckers, and railroads believe an interoperable pool would give shippers a backstop if any single provider ran out of chassis.

Upcoming trans-Pacific service contract talks give BCOs an opportunity to reassess haulage options, but choosing between carrier and merchant models requires a delicate balance between cost and control.

VC-funded startups are joining established players in providing previously hard-to-get data around the critical transport legs between ports and distribution centers.

Drayage operators surveyed by JOC.com say street turn opportunities are more plentiful than the industry may realize.

The port authority aims to reduce pollution even as cargo volumes increase by removing aging drayage trucks from service.

Beneficial cargo owners pay the price when there is a chassis shortage, so what are the options to address these chronic issues? Each idea has some pros and cons for shippers.

Stakeholders at the public container gateway worked harder to improve efficiency, amid ever-challenging market conditions.

Container and chassis dwell times in Los Angeles-Long Beach edged lower in December.

Patience is the key right now, logistics professionals say, because many BCOs and truckers are dealing with the same challenges, caused by large volumes, a chassis shortage, and now Arctic cold.

Truck turn time information is the latest feature added to the Oakland portal.

Since 2012, small trucking companies (100 trucks or fewer) have been hiring truck drivers twice as fast as large carriers (500+ trucks).

High cargo volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey and shortened workweeks due to the holidays have prompted the call for Saturday hours.

The congestion is subsiding, according to draymen and logistics providers.

Sharing information on shipments digitally will help companies make more efficient use of existing capacity.

With 12 container terminals handling more than 16 million TEU per year, including 30,000 gate moves per day, Los Angeles-Long Beach is the nation's most complex port environment.

Many variables have affected capacity, but heightened economic activity has been the main factor squeezing US capacity since 2017.

The gridlock is another example of how a small piece of equipment can cause havoc to the supply chain.

The hefty capital injection for NEXT, announced Wednesday, places it among the biggest individual raisers of capital in the most recent wave of logistics technology startups.

An unpredictable influx of tariff-related freight has constricted chassis supply, emphasizing the need for new solutions.

Trucking logistics stakeholders are debating: do ocean carriers really incur an operating expense per street turn, or is it an excuse?

The 2019 regulatory schedule isn’t clear, but what is clear is that there will be many more hours of debate over truck driver hours of service.

The intermodal sector enters 2019 with cautious optimism amid adequate US economic growth; however, factors point toward more-competitive conditions.

The summer/autumn beat-the-tariff front-loading of imports to West Coast ports is now spreading inland.

There are two popular operating models for running a chassis pool, but truckers want to create a third version they believe will improve cargo deliveries.

The cause of the extreme gridlock at Los Angeles-Long Beach is manifold.

Chassis are one piece of the puzzle, and all parts must fit together in sync for the supply chain to remain smooth in the future.

The history of and the battle between trailers and containers parallels the history of US transportation.

Chassis supplies are low at the Port of New York and New Jersey due to high cargo volumes and chassis dwell times.

At least two ocean carriers will initiate US street-turn fees next month to reduce administrative costs for this measure; truckers and BCOs say it will increase supply chain costs.

A host of technology providers in the North American surface transportation space have released tools to access previously hidden capacity.

IANA believes its educational guide can become a standard textbook for the chassis industry.

Truckers and shippers complain that it’s taken weeks to get containerized imports.

A space shortage from high tariff-threat-induced volume has prompted shippers and 3PLs to seek alternative, nearby container space.

A passel of newly finished and ongoing projects aim to smooth the trucking of cargo in the Northeast US.

Excessive rail dwell times continue to be a problem.

A ‘perfect storm’ of factors combined so far this winter to create the LA-LB backlog.

The extended gates, intended to clear a short-term logjam, come amid an ongoing debate among port stakeholders about whether the terminals should open for longer hours to improve cargo fluidity.

With annual handling volume increasing substantially, Chittagong faces yard congestion throughout the year.