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Doesn’t the thread say that there is nowhere to unload containers to, even if there was labor? That seems like what’s causing the truck shortage - it’s not a tr
by edmundsauto 5y ago
Doesn’t the thread say that there is nowhere to unload containers to, even if there was labor? That seems like what’s causing the truck shortage - it’s not a truck shortage, it’s an empty truck shortage.
- remarkEon 5y agoI think that point in the thread was really about the lack of chassis on which to move the containers. That part I'm inclined to agree with to a certain extent, but then you're back to asking why there aren't enough chassis, and I'm back to asking why there are still full containers on the docks that can accept stacking empties higher than 2x.
- jljljl 5y agoIt sounds like the chassis traditionally will arrive with an empty container, and then swap it for a full container. They can't do that now if here isn't a place to drop the container. Temporarily lifting the zoning restrictions + employing chassis solely to move containers out of the yard (instead of swapping them for empties) seems like the fastest fix
- edmundsauto 5y agoThis is my understanding. The ports are "backed up" in the biological sense.
- edmundsauto 5y agoDoes "chassis" ~= "truck"? It seems like maybe a technical, specific term that I don't understand.
- HaGoijer 5y agoA chassis is the trailer to carry the container. The truck pulls the trailer/chassis. Often chassis dont have cranes to (un)load containers themselves and therefore require cranes (capex heavy assets). Such cranes aren't everywhere/in surplus.