Fifty Years in Idle Time Seen for Trucks at Two Major U.S. Ports
- More trips are taking place as ports handle more cargo
- Telematic firm Lytx compiles data through vehicle monitoring
Cargo trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in California, U.S.
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Trucking trips originating around the U.S.’s busiest ports are showing massive increases in idle time, another sign of the supply-chain logjams plaguing American transport hubs.
From the start of 2018 through October this year, idle time per vehicle has increased by 50%, according to data compiled by Lytx Inc., a San Diego, California-based company whose telematics that monitor vehicles are used by 1.4 million drivers worldwide.