PierPass Inc. announced the TruckTag program earlier this month, aimed at increasing security at the marine terminals of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Under the program, PierPass will issue RFID tags to truckers entering the terminals to assist in secure check-in at the terminal.

“Improving check-in procedures at the terminals will help protect people who work at the ports and the cargo coming in and out,” said Bruce Wargo, President and CEO of PierPASS.

TruckTag is the second program created by PierPASS, a not-for-profit company established by marine terminal operators in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to address multi-terminal issues. In July 2005, PierPASS launched the OffPeak program, aimed at reducing congestion in and around the ports by establishing new night and Saturday shifts at the ports. By December, more than 1 million truck trips had been diverted out of daytime traffic, leading to a noticeable reduction in congestion.

Under the TruckTag program, PierPASS will distribute 10,000 RFID tags to trucking companies, and the trucking companies will be responsible for distributing the tags to their drivers. When a truck arrives at a terminal, the RFID tag will automatically be read by an electronic reader posted at the gate. Simultaneously, the truck driver will insert his commercial driver’s license into a machine that will verify that the driver and truck have authorized business at the terminal. Under the current system, each driver displays his commercial driver’s license to a security guard upon entry to a terminal.

The marine terminal operators will cover the $1.2 million estimated cost of the program, which is expected to begin by March. There will be no cost to truck drivers or trucking companies for the first 10,000 tags. Source - PierPass Inc.

Read the complete press release from PierPass here.

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