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Massachusetts |
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9/26/03-A
bill in the Senate would prohibit slow port operations at Massachusetts
ports.
SB1218, sponsored by Sen. Robert Havern, D-Arlington, calls for prohibiting ports from making a truck tractor wait longer than 30 minutes before beginning loading or off-loading container cargo at a marine terminal. Under the bill, a terminal operator would be subject to a $250 fine if it made a truck wait longer than 30 minutes, and each delayed truck would be a separate violation.
Terminals attempting to avoid requirements in the bill by diverting a truck to area roadways, alternate staging areas or forcing the truck to wait inside the gate would be subject to a $750 fine.
The bill would exempt terminals that maintain a fully staffed gate two hours before and after peak commuter hours in the morning and afternoon, at least 5 days a week.
It is in the Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. For bill status, call (617) 722-1455.
SB1218, sponsored by Sen. Robert Havern, D-Arlington, calls for prohibiting ports from making a truck tractor wait longer than 30 minutes before beginning loading or off-loading container cargo at a marine terminal. Under the bill, a terminal operator would be subject to a $250 fine if it made a truck wait longer than 30 minutes, and each delayed truck would be a separate violation.
Terminals attempting to avoid requirements in the bill by diverting a truck to area roadways, alternate staging areas or forcing the truck to wait inside the gate would be subject to a $750 fine.
The bill would exempt terminals that maintain a fully staffed gate two hours before and after peak commuter hours in the morning and afternoon, at least 5 days a week.
It is in the Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. For bill status, call (617) 722-1455.