PierPass Monthly Transaction Data
Each month we provide a summary of the latest transaction data from marine terminal operators (MTOs) at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Below please find data from the month of September 2014.
Average in-terminal turn time:
- 52.1 minutes day shift
- 54.7 minutes night shift
For comparison, the average in-terminal turn time in August 2014 was 49.1 minutes for the day shift and 48.1 minutes for the night shift.
September was a particularly difficult month. Truck turn times increased due to cargo volumes increasing, chassis shortages, and rail availability causing cargo delays and an increase in the average in-terminal truck turn times.
In-terminal turn time is the average amount of time a truck is inside a terminal to complete a transaction. Truck activity information is derived from RFID data, and excludes lunch hour, breaks and trouble tickets. Turn time at individual terminals will vary depending on time of day and other factors.
For more information about turn times and how we measure them, please see our Q&A at http://goo.gl/PiOjBp.
Frequent callers* average moves per day:
- 9% trucks 5 or moves per day
- 16% trucks 4 moves per day
- 31% trucks 3 moves per day
- 28% trucks 2 moves per day
- 16% trucks 1 move per day
*The ports define frequent callers as trucks making one or more moves per weekday. Average moves per day by frequent callers tells us how many moves a truck can make if it is working every day. In September, 25 percent of frequent callers made four or more moves per day.
Day vs. Night Gates:
- Average daily number of day gate moves: 15,404
- Average daily number of night gate moves: 18,079
- Number of day shifts open: 25
- Number of night shifts open: 15
The number of unique trucks calling on the ports in September was 10,389.
Note:
- All terminals were closed for the Labor Day Holiday. Several terminals were closed due to the port fire September 22nd and 23rd.
To learn what it takes for a truck to drop off or pick up a container at a marine terminal, please see http://youtu.be/P9IJN1yIIJ4.