Oakland Trucker 511 Port Traffic Information System

OT- 511

OT-511 is a project of West State Alliance with support from the MTC (511 SF Bay) and the Port of Oakland.

Program Goals

Improve intermodal transportation efficienciesReduce time and expense lost to traffic,

extended wait times and schedule interruptions

Provide means to help truckers organize for economic benefit and political influence

Kinds of Information

Port trafficTerminal wait timesMTO service interruptions/incident reportsChanges to posted schedules of marine

terminalsBay Area highway conditions and traffic routing Trucker service announcements of all kinds

Information Sources OT-511 aggregates and disseminates vital

information for port truckers from the following sources:

Port of Oakland Oakland marine terminals Shipping lines Local media outlets Transportation agencies Government regulators Trade associations Lunch truck gossip/rumor mill

OT-511 is “Following”…

Informal Survey

Objective – Expand range of information delivered via OT-511 to enhance usefulness for Port truckers

What additional kinds of information are most desirable?

Daily fuel prices Chassis shortages & container availability Container rows too busy to move at MTOs Location of CHP in Port area Winning Lotto numbers

Registration/Twitter Sign Up

Text START to 40404. You will receive a text message from Twitter.

Reply with SIGNUP to begin. You will receive a second text message asking

for a username. If you do not have a Twitter account, reply to

this text with name of primary motor carrier, plus your initials or numerical sequence: 1,2,3, etc…

Follow OT-511SMS Text

Compose a new text message to 40404 with FOLLOW OAKLANDOT511.

You will receive a confirmation indicating you are following the @Oakland OT511 Twitter feed.

OT-511 “Tweets”

“OT-511 helps me a lot. I reroute my trucks when there’s congestion at the terminal.”

Juan Z – Dispatcher

Charlie G – Owner Operator

“When there’s an unexpected terminal shutdown, I call my dispatcher and ask him to arrange a different move so I don’t waste time in line.”

“OT-511 helps me know when there’s an accident on#880 and that #580 is open. It saves time.”

“OT-511 is your own eye on the terminals. It’s my ‘fortune teller’ helping to ease the rumors before I get to the Port.”

Ricardo RG – Owner Operator

“It’s great to hear about early closures at the Port to avoid per diem and demurrage charges. This is an excellent service.”

“Without OT-511 information, I would have worked for free not knowing the marine terminal was closed.”