b'22American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(CONTROVERSYcontin- need to get agreement of alltri-axlesliderchassisortri-ued from page 21) seaports in the United Statesaxle slider chassis with 4-axle overweightimportcontain- where all the overweight cor- tractor, according to the Port ers.Our charge is to makeridorsare.InLos Angelesof Los Angeles website.sure that the United States isand Long Beach, a five-mileTroy Deocharran of OEC incompliancewithSOLASroute can have three differentGroupinNewYorkdoes andthatthecorrectweightspermits, said LeBar. freightforwardingcontainer of export containers are pro- OnOctober2,2019,shipments of dense cargo for vided to the vessel for vesseltheCityofLosAngelesthe United States and China stability and stack weight pur- andCityofLongBeachtrades of flooring and build-poses, said Jim Bull, OfficeDepartment of Public Worksing supplies.There is no con-ofPortandFacilityCom- providedamapoftheoffi- sistency in the United States pliance,USCGinarecentciallistofstreetswithinfor overweight container per-e-mail reply to the AJOT.Fortheoverweightcorridor.mits.California ports have thepurposesofdeterminingTrucksareresponsibletothe shortest transit times from the VGM of a container, anyreview the map which iden- China to the U.S.A. and some equipmentcurrentlybeingtify the proper agency respon- importershavewarehouses used to comply with Federalsible for that highway.Theall over the U.S.A.orStatelaws,includingtheagencywillissuetheover- For100,000poundsof IntermodalSafeContainerweightpermit.IfthetruckflooringtoSavannah,Geor-TransportationActandtheroute passes through multiplegia some states have permits containerweightrequire- city jurisdictions on the map,for 90,000 pounds and some ments in 29 CFR 1918.85(b),thenpermits(Overweightfor 84,000 pounds and is very are acceptable for the purposeVehicle Special Permit) willinconsistentwithnoeasy ofcomplyingwithSOLAS,be required from each juris- waytoknowoftheover-accordingtotheMarinediction.Cargo weight guide- weightpermits,saidDeo-SafetyInformationBulletinlines are based on the 20-footcharran in a recent telephone documentprovidedbyJimor40-footchassistypes:(CONTROVERSYcontin-Bull.Theresponsibilityofstandardsteamshipchassis,ued on page 27)the overweight container for imports to the United States is with the enforcement of the rules with their Contracting Governments. Wedontscaleunless thereisareasonforusto scale which is very rare.The billofladingisthelegal document.So, we go by the weight that is on that docu-ment, said Harbor Trucking Associationmember,Jason Farina,vicepresidentof Sales and Marketing, Heavy WeightTransport,Inc.ofAS ONE, WE CAN. Long Beach, California in a recent interview withAJOT.ONE CONNECTS EAST ASIA AND BEYONDSimilarremarksarefrom another member of HTA. AbiggerissueisthatWith weekly liner services to all major trade lanes around the world, therearetruckersthatareOcean Network Express (ONE) o\x02ers customers a superior level of service and picking up heavy containers onstandardtandemchassisconvenience when it comes to Trans-Pacic shipments between Asia and anddraying,theoverweightNorth America. This is further complemented by an ongoing eet expansion program containerstodestinationsand the use of enhanced operational and service technologies, through which ONE is outsidetheoverweightcor- better equipped to connect with customers now and in the future.ridor,saidVicePresident Farina. These overweight cor-ridors are located throughout the United States.The objec-tiveistoaidtruckcarriers to use designated city streets near city port areas for safety and congestion reasons.One example is the City of Los Angeles, City of Long BeachandStateofCalifor-niawiththeDepartmentof PublicWorksapproveda measurethatallowspermits to be granted for overweight containerloadsinthePort area.The permits allow the gross vehicles to be at 95,000 poundsweightofthetruck, chassis,containerandcon-tents/43,130 kilograms (with proper equipment). By com-parison, the maximum allow-able gross vehicle weight on a 20-foot container is 80,000 pounds if loaded on a 20-foot intermodalchassisanda 40-footcontaineris90,000 pounds if loaded on a 40-foot intermodalchassis.How- Ocean Network Express(North America) Inc. 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Richmond, VA 23235ever, permits for weights over 80,000 pounds vary by states,Customer Service ( 844 ) 413 - 6029www.one-line.comcities and counties.For the sake of uniformity, there is a'