Port Metro Launches GPS Program, Seeks Trucks to Test Drive System
Port Metro Vancouver is inviting 300 volunteers from the local container drayage community to participate in a six-month pilot program that will test a new GPS communication system.
Dubbed "Container Truck Efficiency Pilot Program," the program aims to improve efficiency at the increasingly busy port.
The system will track and communicate routing, operational and congestion information, provide traffic information, and validate gate in/out and wait time at the terminal — all in real-time.
Container traffic, Port Metro reported, is expected to double through Canada’s Pacific Gateway is expected to double over the next 10 to 15 years and nearly triple by 2030.
“With an anticipated increase in container volumes and a looming driver shortage, we need to use every tool available to ensure Port intermodal operations are as efficient as they can be”, said Louise Yako, President and CEO, BC Trucking Association.
To participate in the program, volunteers must have an Approved License or Permit in Port Metro Vancouver’s Truck Licensing System (TLS).
Installation and use of the GPS devices is free, as is training on how the system works.
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