“Recently, some truckers were lined up for 10 hours to grab containers from one of the terminals that couldn’t handle the influx of trucks, even though the drivers had appointment times.”
Officials blamed a driver shortage. The trucking companies say they are shedding drivers because terminals can’t give them steady work. Appointment slots mean nothing and drivers get banned for minor paperwork mistakes. The fix from Sacramento was heavier trucks, which solves a problem nobody at the gate has.