A lot more cargo is coming from Asia. Vessels are arriving / ports are handling the containers and Truckers bring them to their final destination ¡ and that is where the bottle neck is.
DC/customers cannot handle the flow due to bigger volumes but also due to manpower challenges at their DC¡¯s or with their 3PL¡¯s ¡ COVID-19 related. Especially large retailers with excessive Per Diem and chassis free time (or at very low cost that is baked into an ocean rate) will pull containers and leave them at their or their Motor Carriers facility to idle until they have the capacity to off-load.
All of these containers are sitting on chassis and the amount of chassis in the POP is not less.
It seems that we are going into a very tough phase looking at the market and our TPEB volumes to USWC.
This will swap to other larger markets in the next 2-3 weeks¡Chicago, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit and may be more. East Coast looks generally good with chassis supply . There might be some challenges in NYC but most of our truckers have owned equipment in this area .
Please be prepared for potential delays and additional ges due to this challenge (chassis splits / demurrage etc
