PierPass Making Changes to OffPeak Program at Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach

The PierPass “OffPeak” program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is set to switch from its current congestion pricing model to a flat-fee appointment-based system for both daytime and nighttime moves, PierPass said in an April 16 press release. “Port users have expressed a desire for changes to increase flexibility and reduce the bunching up of trucks that often occurs before the start of the nighttime OffPeak shifts,” the press release said. “Under the current program, OffPeak charges a Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) on weekday daytime cargo moves to incentivize cargo owners to use OffPeak shifts on nights and Saturdays. The revised OffPeak program will replace this two-tier fee structure with a single flat TMF during both shifts, and use appointments to spread traffic across the two shifts,” it said. “Subject to regulatory approval, the revised OffPeak program is expected to begin in August,” PierPass said. PierPass also posted a questions and answers document on the upcoming changes.