9/26/03-SB1871 would require marine terminals to ensure intermodal containers are not overweight or improperly loaded.
Under the bill, sponsored by Sen. Robert Havern, D-Arlington, an ocean marine terminal could be fined $500 if found to be violating this order.
The proposal would force terminal operators to weigh each intermodal container upon the container’s arrival at the terminal. Overweight containers may either be repacked at the port or returned to the sender.
In the event of repacking, the terminal operator is forced to pay a trucker $100 per hour that the container is detained. If a truck departs a terminal with an overweight container and is later stopped by state officials, the terminal operator will pay the trucker $100 per hour that the container is detained.
The bill is in the Joint Committee on Transportation. For bill status, call (617) 722-1455.