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He said that, according to the American Truckers Associations, there’s a shortage of about 80,000 drivers right now, but there are “numerous folks with commercial driver’s licenses” who are “leaving this industry to work in other sectors or other segments of our economy.” Seroka also brought up trucking-related issues, such as federally mandated limits on the number of hours truckers can be behind the wheel in a day and a shortage of drivers, as another hurdle to syncing everyone’s calendars and getting the cargo off the docks as quickly as possible. “There are about 400,000 warehouse jobs open throughout the country right now and about 8,000 just in our small area here in Southern California.” “We’ve got to get these folks expanding their hours, making these opportunities for jobs - which are good-paying, between $19 and $25 an hour - a reality,” he said. Seroka also explained that the “orchestra of supply chain players” he was referring to also includes the local warehouses that traditionally operate during the daytime and whose owners and managers are contending with labor shortages that are preventing them from adding nighttime shifts. “While offering the 24/7 capability here at the port, it is that effort to try to get this entire orchestra of supply chain players to get on the same calendar,” Seroka said, adding that out of 125,000 companies that import their goods through Los Angeles each year, only 21 have signed up to pick up cargo during the extended hours. He said the port has been operating about 19 hours a day, and as the cargo levels began to surge, his team “implemented flex hours, opening the gates a little bit earlier, staggering lunches, working a little bit later in between the day- and night-side shifts.” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka summarized other efforts in place to battle the cargo congestion during a virtual news conference held Nov. The fee would also increase $100 per container per day until the cargo leaves the terminal.
For containers moving by rail, fees would kick in after a container has dwelled for six days or more. 15, would charge ocean carriers $100 for every container dwelling nine days or more if cargo is scheduled to be picked up by truck. The measure, which was set to go into effect Nov. “Postponing consideration of the fee provides more time while keeping the focus on the results we need.” “We’re encouraged by the progress our supply chain partners have made in helping our terminals shed long-dwelling import containers,” Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said in a statement. The local ports announced last week that they will delay implementing the Container Dwell Fee directed at ocean carriers, citing significant improvement in clearing containers that have been idling on docks awaiting pickup - a 20% decrease at the Port of Long Beach and 25% at the Port of Los Angeles. Several measures recently implemented to ease congestion at the San Pedro Bay port complex, coupled with the winding down of the busy holiday season for the shipping industry, appear to be paying off.
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