PierPass Inc has launched the Free-Flow Program, testing a new cargo-handling process expected to significantly reduce the time it takes participating trucks to pick up containers at marine terminals.

This story appears in the July 25 & August 1 print edition of Transport Topics. Truckers and the Federal Maritime Commission are continuing to urge operational and financial changes in the PierPass ...

In the wake of a tentative labor deal announced February 20 and the formation of a port-wide chassis pool March 1, marine terminals at California’s Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach moved 46% ...

PierPass announced that its OffPeak program reached a major milestone, diverting its 30 millionth truck trip at the California Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The diversions occurred in weekday, ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An analysis by KPMG LLP validates the methodology PierPass Inc. uses to calculate the cost of operating the OffPeak extended gates program at the Ports of Los ...

PierPass Inc. said Tuesday its OffPeak program has taken 48 million truck trips out of daytime Southern California traffic since its launch 15 years ago. OffPeak was designed to reduce cargo-related ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PierPass will overhaul the model used by its OffPeak program for truck traffic mitigation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, replacing the current ...

FedEx Freight details June 1 spin-off, sets stage for independent growth Leadership at FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload subsidiary of Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics ...

An appointment-based system for trucks picking up containers at the Port of Los Angeles and Port Long Beach has been a success, said PierPass, which manages the system for the West Coast Marine ...

Cargo owners will soon pay more to have trucking companies pick up their containers after the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement announced a 2.3% increase in the PierPass fee effective Aug ...

Proposed changes in the fee structure for container pickups at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have caused a rift among end-users of the logistics chain. Large freight owners such as retailers ...