Truckers Are Waiting Longer at Customer Docks, Study Finds

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{"text":"Truckers are spending more time waiting at the loading dock, leading to delays that cut into earnings of trucking companies and drivers and, ultimately, add to consumer costs.\n\nDrivers reported more frequent pickup and delivery delays in 2018 compared with 2014, according to an analysis by the American Transportation Research Institute, a trucking industry group, and said waits of six hours or more jumped 27.4% last year over the earlier survey.\n\nRead more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/truckers-are-waiting-longer-at-customer-docks-study-finds-11567706830  ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"This is going to have to be a regulatory adjustment made by leaders of the industry, carriers themselves won’t be able to sustain positive cash flow or maintain market share by handling this on their own by charging customers more. This is part of a broader conversation needed in congress and logistics executives. ","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Make the Shipper/Reciever pay an increasing payrate (with no max limit) for every minute spent after your appt time, the ones who \"Customer doesn't pay Detention\" Gets a Fine of a determined amount instead of timed detention pay.","replyToPid":0}

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497499 发表于 2019-09-08 05:36:05 This is going to have to be a regulatory adjustment made by leaders of the industry, carriers themselves won’t be able to sustain positive cash flow or maintain market share by handling this on their own by charging customers more. This is part of a broader conversation needed in congress and logistics executives.

","text":"I've always thought that if they're going to regulate our H.O.S. the shippers & receivers should ALSO have regs about unloading & loading times! This would complete the equation!!","replyToPid":203679}