Surcharges are climbing, and rerouting is making it harder for small businesses to maintain supply chains. If this continues, securing containers in time for the holiday season will be nearly impossible for container traders. Some depots don’t have anyone there to load our drivers, and other depots are setting appointments because they have so many releases and can’t handle all the drivers.
We expected that with the strike, and fewer depots allowing units to IN-GATE, it would be easier to pick up units. But what we’re seeing is that it takes 4-5 hours waiting outside depots, and even then, only when windows are open. On major depots, it’s taking about three weeks just to get an appointment.
