5/19/04-An Assembly bill would require marine terminals to ensure intermodal containers are not overweight or improperly loaded.
Under A1484, sponsored by Assemblyman John Wisniewski, D-Middlesex, an ocean marine terminal would be fined $500 per occurrence 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 at the rate specified in the contract plus $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 would be required to pay the trucker at the rate specified in the contract plus $100 per hour that the container is detained.
It is in the Assembly Transportation Committee.
For bill status, call (609) 292-4840. In New Jersey, call 1-800-792-8630.