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| The California Version of The Green New Deal and an October 16, 2020, EPA Settlement With Transportation is What's Creating The Container Shipping Backlog – Working CA Ports 24/7 Will Not Help, Here's Why |
| 2021-10-15 |
| [The Last Refuge] The trucking issue with California LA ports, ie the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), is that all semi tractors have to be current with new California emissions standards. As a consequence that mean trucks cannot be older than 3 years if they are to pick up or deliver containers at those ports. This issue wipes out approximately half of the fleet trucks used to move containers in/out of the port. Operating the port 24/7 will not cure the issue because all it does is pile up more containers that sit idle as they await a limited number of trucks to pick them up. THIS is the central issue. On October 16, 2020, the EPA reached a settlement agreement [DATA HERE] with California Air Resource Board (CARB)to shut down semi-tractor rigs that were non-compliant with new California emission standards: |
| Posted by:Glogum the Low-priced4647 |
| #7 Typical corrupt democrat solution. Pay unions massive overtime to stand around 24/7 and wait for a truck to show up for loading. It is not a labor shortage, its a intermodal systemwide driver/truck shortage. All Democrats solutions are the same, to give money to their allies under the guise of some purported solution. If there is any actual improvement it’s coincidental. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-10-15 21:35 |
| #6 Onerous or punitive regulations which prevent the transit of goods explicitly tagged for delivery in another state, from transiting through California. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-10-15 18:01 |
| #5 Are CA policies interfering with interstate commerce? |
| Posted by: james 2021-10-15 17:54 |
| #4 If we survive the coming troubles, perhaps we can Build Back America, FJB |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-10-15 17:02 |
| #3 This issue wipes out approximately half of the fleet trucks used to move containers in/out of the port. Hmmm. Wouldn't have anything to do with all the money flooding into new EV truck-related companies now, would it? Where have Brandon, Paul Pelosi and other Dem inside traders been putting their money recently? Have they been arbitraging California's and their Green New Deal legislation for personal profit -- and destroying our ground logistics system in the process? Inquiring minds want to know |
| Posted by: Patriot 2021-10-15 14:14 |
| #2 "all semi tractors have to be current". Who can afford new junk. Truckers that refuse vaccine out. What we are seeing here is public education at its finest. California is a total write off. Go ahead and go AI. With what?. Regressive progressives. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-10-15 13:14 |
| #1 Florida doesn't have that problem. Just saying. I doubt 'Brandon' will initiate judicial action concerning interference in interstate commerce on CA's part. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-10-15 07:21 |