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Virginia Port Honors Motor Carriers During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Motor carriers hauling containers of exports and imports are critical to the success of The Port of Virginia. In the fiscal year ending this June 30, the port processed more than 950,000 truck moves compared with 908,000 in fiscal year 2016. In August alone, nearly 83,000 moves were safely processed.
To recognize their importance to the port and the overall supply chain, members of the port’s leadership, sales, operations and public affairs teams headed out to the terminals to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 10-16.
Port Authority CEO John F. Reinhart joined other port staff at the terminal gates in greeting truck drivers and presenting them with gift bags. The gifts included branded, insulated lunch boxes with koozies as well as literature about the port's Green Operator program, directions on signing up for its text notification system and rules of safe operation on the terminals.
"The motor carrier is a critical link in the supply chain and we are committed to providing a safe, efficient and productive environment for them," Mr. Reinhart said. "We continue to drive-down our turn times, we just opened the new North gate at NIT [Norfolk International Terminals], we’re adding new truck lanes at VIG [Virginia International Gateway], we are adjusting peak-season gate hours to reduce congestion and the expansion that is underway at both terminals will create more opportunity for drivers to move cargo."
Virginia Port Authority CEO John F. Reinhart greets a truck driver at Portsmouth Marine Terminal.
Photo/Port of Virginia
Motor carriers hauling containers of exports and imports are critical to the success of The Port of Virginia. In the fiscal year ending this June 30, the port processed more than 950,000 truck moves compared with 908,000 in fiscal year 2016. In August alone, nearly 83,000 moves were safely processed.
To recognize their importance to the port and the overall supply chain, members of the port’s leadership, sales, operations and public affairs teams headed out to the terminals to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 10-16.
Port Authority CEO John F. Reinhart joined other port staff at the terminal gates in greeting truck drivers and presenting them with gift bags. The gifts included branded, insulated lunch boxes with koozies as well as literature about the port's Green Operator program, directions on signing up for its text notification system and rules of safe operation on the terminals.
"The motor carrier is a critical link in the supply chain and we are committed to providing a safe, efficient and productive environment for them," Mr. Reinhart said. "We continue to drive-down our turn times, we just opened the new North gate at NIT [Norfolk International Terminals], we’re adding new truck lanes at VIG [Virginia International Gateway], we are adjusting peak-season gate hours to reduce congestion and the expansion that is underway at both terminals will create more opportunity for drivers to move cargo."
Virginia Port Authority CEO John F. Reinhart greets a truck driver at Portsmouth Marine Terminal.
Photo/Port of Virginia
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