PierPass Considering Alternatives to Extended Gates

PierPass will "evaluate alternative models for providing the traffic mitigation benefits of extended gates at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are offered through the OffPeak program," it said in a news release. PierPass, a not-for-profit company owned by the ports' marine terminal operators, hired The Tioga Group and its partner World Class Logistics as consultants for the project. "The two alternatives under consideration are appointments to control traffic flow combined with a flat fee on both daytime and nighttime cargo moves; and port-wide peel-off, in which trucks would operate like taxis in an airport queue, each truck picking up the next container in the stack," it said. "Hybrid models may also be considered." Tioga will "analyze the traffic, commercial and operational impacts of two potential alternatives to the current model used by OffPeak, which mitigates traffic congestion caused by port truck operations through encouraging the pickup and delivery of containers on weeknights or Saturdays," PierPass said.