2/4/08-A bill in the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee would require port terminals to ensure containers are not overweight or improperly loaded. Ocean marine terminals found in violation would receive $500 fines, per occurrence.
Sponsored by Assemblyman John Wisniewski, D-Middlesex, A1022 would force terminal operators to weigh each intermodal container upon the container’s arrival at the terminal. Overweight containers would be allowed to either be repacked at the port or returned to the sender.
In the event of repacking, the terminal operator would be 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.
For bill status, call (609) 292-4840. In New Jersey, call 1-800-792-8630.