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Press Releases
Operations Updates
Revised: Port Truck Gate Schedule for Memorial Day Weekend 2018
May 18, 2018
Dear Users of OffPeak Gates, Terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced schedules for Memorial Day weekend of Friday May 25, 2018, through Monday May […] Read More
PierPass Members Add Common Business Rules to Terminal Appointment Systems
Apr 30, 2018
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 30, 2018—The members of the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA)—the 12 marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach—have agreed to add […] Read More
PierPass to Adopt Appointment System and Flat Fee for OffPeak Program
Apr 16, 2018
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 16, 2018—PierPass will overhaul the model used by its OffPeak program for truck traffic mitigation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, replacing the […] Read More
POLA and POLB Marine Terminal Gates Closed Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 5 p.m.
May 02, 2018
Dear Users of OffPeak Gates, PierPass Inc. has been notified that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will observe a special stop work meeting for union business on Thursday, […] Read More
West Coast Cargo Stakeholders Review PierPass Extended Gate Alternatives
Mar 12, 2018
SAN PEDRO, Calif., March 12, 2018 – More than 60 supply chain leaders gathered on March 8 to review the findings of an analysis of options for extended gate hours […] Read More
PierPass Retains Tioga Group to Evaluate Extended Gate Options
Nov 06, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 6, 2017—PierPass has retained the consulting firm The Tioga Group Inc. and its partner World Class Logistics (WCL) Consulting Inc. to evaluate alternative models for providing […] Read More
PierPass OffPeak Diverts 40 Million Truck Trips from Los Angeles Traffic
Jul 26, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 26, 2017—PierPass Inc. today announced that its OffPeak program has diverted more than 40 million truck trips out of weekday daytime traffic in the Los Angeles […] Read More
CUT Terminal Closing – Last OffPeak Shift is Thursday 7/13; No TMF From 7/17
Jul 13, 2017
California United Terminals Inc. has announced it is closing its terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. Its last OffPeak shift will be Thursday night, June 13. CUT is currently […] Read More
TMF at Ports of LA and Long Beach to Increase 2.3% on August 1, 2017
Jun 28, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 27, 2017 – The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that on August 1, 2017, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los […] Read More
PierPass Will Retain Consultant to Evaluate Extended Gate Options
May 12, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif., May 12, 2017—PierPass will retain a transportation consulting firm to evaluate the operational, business and traffic impacts of two alternative models for providing extended hours for truck […] Read More
WCMTOA and PierPass Introduce New and Updated Websites
Apr 17, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 17, 2017—The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced it has introduced a new WCMTOA.org website and reorganized its existing PierPass.org website to better align information […] Read More
KPMG Analysis Validates PierPass Calculation of OffPeak Extended Gate Costs
Mar 13, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif., March 13, 2017—An analysis by KPMG LLP validates the methodology PierPass Inc. uses to calculate the cost of operating the OffPeak extended gates program at the Ports […] Read More
PierPass January 2017 Newsletter
Jan 31, 2017
The year ended at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with terminal yards free of congestion, and with cargo moving efficiently in and out of the terminals and on […] Read More