Long lines of trucks at Ports of Newark and Elizabeth causing financial strain, traffic jams Backups that have plagued operations at the Ports of Newark and Elizabeth since January have exploded in recent days into giant truck traffic jams, causing hundreds of tractor-trailers to idle

Some port drayage companies in the Port of New York and New Jersey have begun imposing congestion surcharges following weeks of delays at container terminals. Several motor carriers told the JOC that market conditions don’t permit them to impose surcharges. But some said they are cons

Drayage company owners and managers say this winter’s dysfunction at New York-New Jersey container terminals has exploded into a crisis that in some ways is worse than Hurricane Sandy’s devastation at the port. “This past month, in my opinion, has been the most stressful, the most hor

New York-New Jersey container terminals reopened on Feb. 10 to   long truck queues as the terminals struggle with ice, congestion and delays that truckers say are causing cargo to be routed to other ports. The most severe congestion last week was at Maher Terminals. Today, it was at A