Dray Insight
Fees and credentials
Port truck fees and programs, the cards and codes a carrier needs, and the FMC billing rule.Port fees and truck programs
Clean Truck Fund, LA and Long Beach
$10 per TEU
On loaded containers moved by non-exempt trucks. Cargo owners pay it through PortCheck; it may not be passed to drivers. Zero-emission trucks are exempt.
Source: portoflosangeles.org
PierPass Traffic Mitigation Fee, LA and Long Beach
$40.63 per TEU
From August 1, 2026; $81.26 for other container sizes. Empties, bobtails and transshipments are exempt. The rate changes each August 1.
Source: pierpass.org
Ports Drayage Truck Registry, LA and Long Beach
Every truck entering a terminal must be registered under a licensed carrier with a concession agreement. New registrations must be model year 2014 or newer.
Source: portoflosangeles.org
Port of Oakland STEP registry
Each carrier files a STEP agreement and registers its trucks and drivers. Only registered carriers and trucks may serve the terminals and railyards.
Source: oaklandseaport.com
Seattle and Tacoma clean truck program
$103 RFID tag
Every truck needs an RFID tag registered in eModal and a 2007 or newer engine. The engine rule has covered domestic terminals since January 1, 2026.
Source: nwseaportalliance.com
CARB Clean Truck Check
$32.13 per truck, 2026
For diesel trucks over 14,000 lb GVWR operating in California, out-of-state trucks included. Most trucks test twice a year. The fee is $33.12 for 2027 deadlines.
Source: ww2.arb.ca.gov
CARB Advanced Clean Fleets
Drayage rules repealed
The rules that required zero-emission drayage trucks were repealed, effective September 10, 2026.
Source: ww2.arb.ca.gov
Credentials
TWIC
$127, valid 5 years
The TSA card a driver needs for unescorted access to port terminals. Online renewal is $119 and a replacement card is $60. Apply at least 60 days ahead.
Source: tsa.gov
UIIA
$409 a year
The standard interchange agreement between motor carriers and equipment providers, run by IANA. IANA members pay $359. Fees from January 1, 2026.
Source: intermodal.org
SCAC
$110 new, $104 renewal
The 2 to 4 letter carrier code used on bills of lading, in EDI and in port systems. Issued by NMFTA and renewed every year.
Source: scac.nmfta.org
FMC demurrage and detention billing rule
Who it covers
46 CFR part 541
Every demurrage or detention invoice from an ocean carrier, marine terminal operator or NVOCC. If a required item is missing, the billed party does not have to pay.
Source: ecfr.gov
What the invoice must show
46 CFR 541.6
Bill of lading and container numbers, free time with start and end dates, the days charged, the rate and the rule behind it, and how to dispute.
Source: ecfr.gov
Deadlines
30 days
The invoice must go out within 30 days of the last charge, or it need not be paid. The billed party then has at least 30 days to dispute it.
Source: ecfr.gov
Who can be billed
Changed in 2025
Section 541.4 had kept motor carriers from being billed. A court set it aside on September 23, 2025 and the FMC removed it on December 29, 2025.
Source: media.cadc.uscourts.gov