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PierPASS Releases Revised OffPeak Schedule at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif., March 31, 2009 –OffPeak, the program established by Pier
PASS in 2005 to reduce congestion and air pollution in and around the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, released a revised schedule for marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The revised schedule follows a March 12 announcement that the terminal operators at the Ports of LA and Long Beach would each eliminate one OffPeak shift per week due to declining cargo volume. [
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Marine Terminal Operators to Eliminate One OffPeak Shift as Cargo Volume Falls LONG BEACH, Calif., March 12, 2009 – Marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach today announced they will each eliminate one Thursday or one Saturday PierPass OffPeak shift per week due to declining cargo volume. Marine terminal operators that close a Thursday OffPeak gate will maintain a Saturday OffPeak gate, and vice versa. [
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PortCheck to Begin Clean Truck Fee Collection Feb. 18 LONG BEACH, Calif., January 26, 2009 – PortCheck Inc., the not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators to collect the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) for the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, announced that it will start collecting the CTF beginning Wednesday, Feb. 18. [
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Responding to Industry Demand, Marine Terminal Operators Suspend Decision to End Saturday OffPeak Shifts In response to feedback from the goods movement industry, marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach today announced that they have put on hold their plan to end Saturday OffPeak shifts after Jan. 10, 2009. [
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Marine Terminal Operators Establish PortCheck Inc. to Manage Clean Trucks Program Requirements LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 28, 2008 – The members of the West Coast Marine Terminal Operator Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that they have been contracted by the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach to collect the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) required by the ports as part of their Clean Trucks Program. To comply with the requirement to collect the CTF, the terminal operators have established a new company called PortCheck Inc. [
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PierPASS OffPeak Program Diverts More Than Nine Million Truck Trips from Daytime Traffic Over First Three Years of OperationPier
PASS Inc. today announced that its OffPeak program has diverted more than nine million truck trips from peak daytime traffic since the program’s start three years ago today. [
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Container Terminals at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Mandate TruckTag Use by December 1Pier
PASS Inc. today announced that marine container terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will require trucks to be equipped with TruckTags in order to gain access to the terminals beginning December 1, 2007. [
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PierPASS OffPeak Program Diverts 5 Million Trucks From Los Angeles Daytime TrafficPier
PASS Inc. today announced that its OffPeak program has diverted more than 5 million truck trips from peak daytime traffic since the program’s start in July 2005. The program has eliminated costly bottlenecks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, reduced gridlock on area freeways and curtailed air pollution from idling traffic. In an average week, OffPeak removes 60,000 truck trips from the freeways during busy commuting hours, reducing congestion and benefiting local air quality. [
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PierPASS Survey Shows Port Truck Drivers Stay Positive on OffPeakPier
PASS Inc. today released the finding of its third opinion survey conducted with truck drivers servicing the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Highlighted in the poll results are an increased number of trips truckers make per shift, continued acknowledgement of traffic reduction at the ports and the recognized benefit of a flexible work schedule due to the OffPeak program. A growing number of the truckers also report higher earnings since the OffPeak program was initiated in July 2005, continuing a trend noted in a benchmark survey conducted in May of last year. [
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PierPASS Completes Transition in Exporter ProceduresPier
PASS Inc. today announced a successful transition to the new procedures for handling export containers under the OffPeak program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Implemented beginning August 7, the transition required operational adjustments by exporters, terminals, shipping lines, trucking companies and Pier
PASS Inc., and was completed with few problems. [
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OffPeak On-Target in First Year of OperationPier
PASS Inc.’s highly successful OffPeak celebrates its one-year anniversary today, marking a year of accomplishment and continuing improvement for the system created to reduce truck traffic during peak daytime traffic hours, alleviate overall port congestion and lessen the industry’s environmental impact at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. [
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Watch the Webinar on New Export Container ProceduresOn July 20, 2006, Pier
PASS President and CEO Bruce Wargo hosted an interactive webinar and Q&A session to prepare exporters for the new procedures for handling export containers under the OffPeak program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. This webinar is now available online, and we encourage you to view it.
You can watch the webinar by clicking
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In addition, you can download the webinar presentation from the OffPeak page.
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New PierPASS Survey Shows OffPeak Program Delivers For Port Truck DriversPier
PASS Inc. today released the results of an opinion survey recently conducted with truck drivers servicing the marine terminals of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to the poll, the majority of drivers working in and around the port complexes report an overall positive opinion of the OffPeak program and the benefits of OffPeak’s new night and Saturday shifts. [
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PierPASS Changes Export Container Handling ProceduresPier
PASS Inc. today announced new procedures for handling export containers under the OffPeak program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Beginning Monday, August 7, 2006, exporters delivering containers during peak hours will be required to claim their booking numbers before the containers arrive at the marine terminals. [
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PierPASS OffPeak Program Diverts 2 Millionth Truck from Los Angeles Daytime TrafficPier
PASS Inc. today announced that more than 2 million truck trips have been diverted from peak daytime traffic since the start of the OffPeak program on July 23, 2005. The program has eliminated costly bottlenecks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and reduced gridlock on area freeways. Taking trucks out of stop-and-go daytime traffic and letting them move at night in faster-flowing traffic is also expected to have a positive impact on air quality around the ports. [
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PierPASS Starts to Pursue Delinquent ExportersAfter eight months of operation, the OffPeak program has achieved tremendous success due to the participation and support of cargo owners. More than 1.5 million truck trips have been shifted out of daytime traffic to evenings and weekends. The resulting decrease in congestion in and around the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has benefited importers and exporters, the ports, and communities around the ports, and has avoided legislation that was imminent. There is now a considerable body of support for OffPeak in Sacramento and among local authorities who expect the program to be a success. [
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PierPASS Announces TruckTag Program to Enhance Security at Ports of Los Angeles and Long BeachLONG BEACH, Calif., January 12, 2006 – Pier
PASS Inc. today announced the TruckTag program, created to enhance security in marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by improving the process of checking trucks and drivers entering the terminals. Under the program, Pier
PASS will distribute RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) electronic tags to be installed on trucks, similar to the FasTrak and E-ZPass devices used for automated toll collection, enabling quick and secure check-in at the terminals. [
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PierPASS OffPeak Program Diverts a Million Truck Trips from Daytime Los Angeles TrafficLONG BEACH, Calif., January 6, 2006 – Pier
PASS Inc. today announced that more than a million truck trips have been diverted from peak daytime traffic since the start of the OffPeak program on July 23, 2005, eliminating costly bottlenecks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and reducing gridlock on area freeways. [
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PierPASS To Be Honored By Harbor Association Of Industry And CommerceRANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif., November 10, 2005 - The Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce (HAIC), a collective voice for the harbor business community on economic, environmental, and public policy, will honor Pier
PASS tonight at its annual “Salute to Industry” awards banquet at Trump National Golf Club. [
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PierPASS OffPeak Program Diverts Half a Million Truck Trips from Daytime Los Angeles TrafficLONG BEACH, Calif., October 14, 2005 – Pier
PASS Inc. announced today that more than half a million truck trips have been diverted from peak daytime traffic since the start of the OffPeak program on July 23, relieving congestion inside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and reducing traffic congestion on area freeways. [
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