PortCheck Inc., the not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators to collect the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) for the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, announced that it will start collecting the CTF beginning Nov. 17. Enforcement of electronic gate access at the marine container terminals begins Nov. 10.
All cargo must be claimed before the CTF can be paid. Beginning Nov. 17, no cargo will be allowed to enter or exit from a marine container terminal unless the cargo has been claimed. Under the ports' program, the cargo owner (the party named on the bill of lading) is responsible for paying the CTF.
Prior to the availability of the official PortCheck website, PortCheck urges cargo owners that are not registered with PierPASS to register on the PierPASS site.
Cargo owners that are already registered in PierPASS will be uploaded automatically to PortCheck once they accept the terms and conditions. PortCheck encourages cargo owners to visit the website to ensure they are registered, familiarize themselves with the website and navigation, and begin to claim cargo.
PortCheck will hold a webinar Nov. 12 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time to explain how to use the website, claim cargo, pay the CTF and other important elements of the PortCheck program. The webinar can be accessed at https://portcheck.webex.com and will be archived there for future viewing.
Starting Nov. 10, licensed motor carriers will be required to have a RFID tag installed on their trucks in order to enter the terminals. Only trucks that are registered in the drayage truck registry to a valid port concessionaire, that have paid their registration fees, and that are equipped with working RFID tags will be admitted to marine container terminals.
On Oct. 22, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach signed an agreement with PortCheck, contracting it to collect the fees and enforce a ban on trucks older than model year 1989.
PortCheck operates similarly to PierPASS Inc., which was established by terminal operators in 2005 to create and operate the OffPeak program at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. PierPASS collects the Traffic Mitigation Fee that funds the five weekly OffPeak shifts on nights and Saturdays. OffPeak has been successful in diverting 40 percent of cargo from weekday shifts.
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