West Coast Ports
Special Report
Hit1912 / Shutterstock . com comparison , Union Pacific levied fees as high as $ 5,000 per box in Los Angeles during the pandemic . Even J . B . Hunt Transport Services , which assessed surcharges exceeding $ 1,000 per container late this past summer , limited the fees to select customers in 2024 .
In 2020 and 2021 , the railroads and private box owners assessed surcharges on almost every shipper .
“ We had shippers paying the surcharges in 2020 – 21 , but we couldn ’ t secure a gate reservation [ required to drop off containers ] with Union Pacific Railroad for weeks ,” said one IMC executive , who asked not to be identified . “ This year , none of our contractual shippers
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“ This year , none of our contractual shippers incurred surcharges .”
incurred surcharges , and Union Pacific consistently provided equipment for baseload commitments .”
Chassis availability was not a problem for domestic and international intermodal shipments , unlike during the pandemic . While the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
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