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There was a substack/medium post from a trucker I read that said this is unlikely to get better. The ports get to charge priority and demurrage fees when they'r
by R0b0t1 5y ago
There was a substack/medium post from a trucker I read that said this is unlikely to get better. The ports get to charge priority and demurrage fees when they're backed up and consequently may not have any reason to clear blockages. The issue is generally with the ports.
It would take either another port opening, or logistics companies suing the ports to force them to hire more workers.
- lightrail123 5y agoFrom what I understand, the bottleneck isn't the port, it's that there isn't enough capacity to remove goods from the port at the moment.
- R0b0t1 5y agoThere's trucks backed up at the ports, waiting their turn. Part of it is old design and part of it is a lack of need to actually speed things up to still make money as the port authority.