By: Jared Vineyard

Jared Vineyard — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:59:41 +0000

You make great points, Cheryl, giving even more arguments for the need of action in cargo confirmation of shipping containers. I didn’t even think about residue from previous shipments on the cargo moved in containers afterward. Thank you for sharing this. There is also susceptibility here to attacks and terrorism activity. C-TPAT helps in this area, but as long as the contents of containers are so lacking in transparency, there is risk.

By: cheryl griffin

cheryl griffin — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:41:05 +0000

so sad and prayers for those lives lost and their families. this is a tragedy that should not happen. the need for correct info has always been an issue and should have been made a requirement long before the loss of these lives..the trucking industry has complained for decades about needing to know exactly what is in the containers we haul. the delay it can create if a driver is checked by the DOT and the officer decides to back door the load and not be satisfied with what paperwork we have produced, based on limited info, has always been an unfair situation for the driver and could mean loss of unloading that day.the ELD mandate now just reinforces the possibility of this scenario. there is not just the need for what is presently in the container, but to know what has been in it prior to that voyage as we all know residue remains even after cleaning and most containers are not sufficiently cleaned. one trucking company turns in an empty and another comes right behind it and picks up the empty to go load it. this means there can be a food or clothing product loaded in a container that a hazardous product was in prior, and can cause great health hazards for the driver or warehouse staff when unloaded or sweeping out the container once the current load is taken out .

Comments on: Tragic Fire on Maersk Megaship Shows Need for Container Contents Verification in Shipping

By: Jared Vineyard

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