Prime Freight’s summary of a July 2022 report by Truck News. Read the original for the full story and interviews.
Container truckers serving the Port of Vancouver were weighing job action from 1 August 2022 over the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Rolling Truck Age Program, which from 15 September would stop trucks older than model year 2006 from serving the port’s container terminals.
The United Truckers Association said its members would withdraw service if the government had not responded by 31 July. The port authority said about 80% of the roughly 1,800 trucks serving the port already met the rule and that operators had been given time to prepare. Driver groups replied that compliant trucks were scarce and expensive, and asked for a delay. Further age cut-offs were scheduled for 2023.
What it meant for shippers
A withdrawal of service at the container terminals means slower pickups and empty returns, longer dwell times and a higher risk of storage and per-diem charges. Booking drayage early and following terminal advisories are the usual ways to limit the impact.
What happened next
The action was postponed after talks with port officials on 30 July (Truck News), and the port later deferred the program to 3 April 2023 (Truck News).