Driving in the Ports of Los Angeles. Going to PCT port
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Training videos for new truck drivers. What to expect when going to PCT port for the first time. Dashcam and shipping containers.
PCT port, April 2024
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We've been waiting for a new one. Thanks!!!
😁 Thank you!
I also try to make them a little different and not the same video all over again. 😊
Very Interesting !!! I'm curious about your opinion on how busy the ports in LA are these days. I read and listen to a number of items and 1 commentator in particular has been told by his sources that LA Port Activity is significantly less due to issues with the US dollar, US having issues with other countries and the BRIC countries diverting trade away from the US.
I did see a number of container chassis stacked and parked. Is this normal ??? Thanks, Ken
Hello Ken!
Yes, the ports are very slow, and I did get laid-off at one company. Most companies are slow, too. It is my understanding that shipping containers are not coming to L.A. but are getting spread out to other ports to avoid those long backups that happened during Covid. My personal opinion is that if there was no trade coming in to USA, there would be a lot of empty shelves in the stores.
Also, it is very slow, and sometimes we only take an empty container to the port, and nothing else.
@@PortsOfLosAngeles Thanks for taking the time to reply. There is a lot going on that we are not being told about or in fact being lied to. I mention this because JW (Commentator who I read and listen to has talked extensively about the activity at the ports being slow.) has talked for many years about the slowing of activity at the ports and has mentioned about the diversion to foreign ports, not other US ports given the 'Mighty USSA Dollar' is being rejected in trade.
There is an expression in sales that goes something like this; There are 2 reasons why people do no purchase. 1st reason is one that sounds good. The 2nd reason is the real reason. I would suggest 'ships diverting to other ports' sounds good but the 'Real Reason' is something else. I would also state that you cannot take anything that happens in the USSA at 'face value' or in other words, 'The Narrative' that is given. Take the recent bridge collapse in Baltimore. I do not trust 'The Accidental Narrative' given there are a number of pieces that don't add up. (I have no inside info, but just someone who has learned to be very skeptical of the 'official narrative'.)
To your comment about the shelves being full or sufficient, I would offer we don't see as many empty shelves from the fact that consumer spending has dropped dramatically, much more than the narrative suggests.
Thanks again for the video which I only caught by accident on YT.
Keep well and hopefully activity picks up to keep you and your fellow drivers working and being able to support your family !!! Best regards, Ken
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Please forgive my ignorance here, as i am only a Greenhorn-trucker (not even comfortable being called a "rookie" yet, tbh);
What do i need to haul into/out-of ports?
Obviously, a "clean-air" truck with insurance and DoT-/MC-authorities. And i know i'll need a TWIC. Do i need a chassis-trailer, or can i use one of the ones i saw stacked-up? And how long do i need to have my DoT/MC-authorities? Anything else?
Hi!
It's cool bro. Don't be too harsh on yourself. I learned it the hard way, without any training too. I have always been an employee driver and I don't know anything about owning my own truck. 🫠
You're on the right track. Sounds like you are missing is the R.F.I.D. tag. This is a little truck scanner, required, but you probably get it at the time of truck registration in the ports.
They still allow diesel trucks right now, and I understand that you must pay a diesel fee to the port, per truck, every time you enter. Non-diesel trucks do not pay the "clean air" fee.
Chassis is a long topic. You can have your own, (company owned) chassis and that's always the easiest.
They have public pool chassis that we can use. They have "private" pool chassis, but there can be exceptions when you are allowed to use those chassis.
With your own chassis, you have to make sure it's all in good working order. The roadability check can tell you to put the container back and come back with a proper chassis.
Port pool chassis can get minor repairs in the spot, before you exit the port with a container.
When you are new in the ports, usually asking other drivers for help is better than trying to ask the port workers.
@@PortsOfLosAngeles Thank you for all the info!!! It's greatly appreciated (by myself and, I'm sure, many of those in the future who come across this info here).
Ive got a couple more questions, if its ok:
-Do i need to be a part of a union to truck loads through the Ports of LA?
-Are there any (trucking-)companies that might be looking for drivers? Any recommendations? Any bad ones i should stay away from?
-I feel blasphemes for asking but...Are there EV-charging-ports in/around the LA-ports?
-um...just had one or two more that just eluded me; Will edit this part out when i remember