Wednesday, February 08, 2012
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2010 Port Study

As of April of 2010, OOCVA officially launched a dwell time and equipment roadability study for driver's servicing the Port Of Virginia and the adjacent APM terminals. The goal of this survey is to provide data regarding the overall operating efficiencies for Virginia's Port. Chassis roadability, IEP compliance, and M&R trips will be documented to further outline efficiency choke-holds due to driver oversight of equipment repairs and the availability of safe, roadable chassis.

The coalition is asking for continued driver participation to gauge performance of APM's Portsmouth terminal after operations are taken over by VIT.

As data is collected and processed, results will be posted on this page for public viewing.

OOCVA will disclose results to terminal operators, Virginia's lawmakers, and various industry affiliates. This survey is a core component of the coalition's port efficiency initiative.

 

Please check back soon for updates as the study progresses.

 

2010 Port Study


Data Collection

OOCVA's  2010 Port Dwell Time and Equipment Roadability Study will provide data and statistics in the following areas.

Drayage Time Averages:

  • From security to ingate.
  • Ingate to transfer zone.
  • Load / unload Time.
  • Transfer zone to outgate.
  • Total Drayage time.

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M&R Data:

  • Defective equipment issuance percentages.
  • Time required while overseeing repairs.
  • Type of defects via percentage.
Member Alert!

OOIDA Call to Action!

A few weeks ago U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced S. 3483 – the “Motor Carrier Protection Act of 2010.” The bill is now awaiting action from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee. To get the committee to act on S.3483 a large portion of the Senators serving on that committee must show their support for the bill. One of your Senators, Senator MARK WARNER, serves on the Commerce committee. Please contact his office to ask that Senator Warner commits to supporting the bill by signing on as a cosponsor of S.3483


The telephone number for Senator Warner’s Capitol Hill office is (202) 224-2023.

OOIDA worked closely with the Senators to develop S.3483. We believe that if passed the legislation will go a long ways towards clearing bad brokers out of the trucking industry and ensuring that truckers have significantly better footing when dealing and negotiating with brokers and other transportation intermediaries.


Click here to view S.3483.


In short the legislation:


· Increases the broker bond from $10,000 to $100,000 and expands that bond requirement to freight forwarders. A broker does not have to have $100,000 in cash to get the bond, but they do need to make an investment to ensure that they have the appropriate level of coverage to protect the people they are doing business with.


· Establishes new reporting requirements for brokers, bonding companies and FMCSA to ensure that truckers can access up-to-date and accurate information about brokers before agreeing to take one of their loads.


· Increases requirements and disclosures for anyone seeking to obtain broker or freight forwarder authority as well as makes information about entities seeking operating authority available on-line for public review – bad actors won’t be able to stiff truckers, close up shop and then start up again under a different name.


· Establishes significant penalties for violations of broker regulations including unlimited liability for freight charges for conducting brokerage activities without a license or bond.