The 14- point port plan

Truckers have questions about ‘ glaring holes’ in the proposed deal.

The proposal to resolve the Port Metro Vancouver container trucking dispute: 1. Provide relief from current legal action. Port Metro Vancouver sought injunctions and damages against drivers over alleged violence on protest lines, which will be dropped when drivers return to work. 2. Increase regulated per- trip rates by 10 per cent within one month and do an expedited review of the regulatory framework. 3. Support the renewal of collective agreements for unionized truckers. 4. Increase audits to ensure that drivers are receiving their fuel surcharges. 5. Determine a mechanism to examine ways to align “off dock” per- trip rates with regulated port- terminal rates. 6. Strengthen the scope of the regulated- rates audit program to cover all companies licensed at the port and ensure effective enforcement. 7. Implement a whistleblower mechanism. 8. Consult on and implement a new trucking licensing system. 9. Provide better access to terminals by implementing an extended hours pilot project. 10. Waive the Terminal Gate Compliance Fee when truckers encounter excessive delays at a terminal. 11. Expedite outfitting of the balance of the trucking fleet with GPS technology to enforce time limits. 12. Consult on and implement an enhanced common reservation system. 13. Direct money collected from the Terminal Gate Efficiency Fee to truck drivers. 14. Ensure the implementation of all commitments in the Joint Action Plan by immediately forming a committee consisting of representatives from the unionized and non- unionized trucking community, the terminals, Port Metro Vancouver, Transport Canada and the Province of British Columbia.