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Surprise truck inspections by police cause gridlock, delays at NY-NJ Port
PORT authorities and management of Global Terminal have criticised Jersey City police for making surprise truck inspections that caused congestion and "compromised safety" at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The two days of inspections created long lines of trucks as drayage drivers waited to enter the terminal in Bayonne, NJ, which handles 2,300 gate moves a day.
The congestion slowed terminal operations, including the transfer of containers from ships, according to media reports.
"We are extremely concerned about the impact of this week's police action at the Global Terminal on public safety for truckers, port workers and the public who travel near the terminal due to gridlock that occurred the past two mornings," the port authority said a statement.
"We are equally concerned about the impact on port operations and the thousands of ILA jobs that depend on a smooth operating port facility," the port authority said.
"When trucks are jammed in like that, drivers become impatient and try to cut into line or out of line, or make turns that they shouldn't make. That's when accidents happen. That's when people get hurt or killed," said Global CEO Jim Devine.
The inspections coincide with plans by Jersey City officials to file a US$400 million lawsuit against the port authority over alleged unpaid taxes.
But a police spokesman insisted the truck inspections were random safety checks and not aimed at Global.
"These are all about safety," police Sergeant Pat McCarthy said. "We're concerned with the safety of vehicles on our city streets. This is something we do this every year all over the city."
The two days of inspections created long lines of trucks as drayage drivers waited to enter the terminal in Bayonne, NJ, which handles 2,300 gate moves a day.
The congestion slowed terminal operations, including the transfer of containers from ships, according to media reports.
"We are extremely concerned about the impact of this week's police action at the Global Terminal on public safety for truckers, port workers and the public who travel near the terminal due to gridlock that occurred the past two mornings," the port authority said a statement.
"We are equally concerned about the impact on port operations and the thousands of ILA jobs that depend on a smooth operating port facility," the port authority said.
"When trucks are jammed in like that, drivers become impatient and try to cut into line or out of line, or make turns that they shouldn't make. That's when accidents happen. That's when people get hurt or killed," said Global CEO Jim Devine.
The inspections coincide with plans by Jersey City officials to file a US$400 million lawsuit against the port authority over alleged unpaid taxes.
But a police spokesman insisted the truck inspections were random safety checks and not aimed at Global.
"These are all about safety," police Sergeant Pat McCarthy said. "We're concerned with the safety of vehicles on our city streets. This is something we do this every year all over the city."
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