NOTICE: TMF Increase at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Effective August 1, 2026, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will be $40.63 per twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) and $81.26 for all other container sizes. The fee applies to all non-exempt containers.
The adjustment reflects the increase in longshore wage and assessment rates established under the recently updated coastwide labor contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA).
Containers exempt from the TMF include:
- Empty containers
- Import or export cargo transported through the Alameda Corridor in containers subject to the fee imposed by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
- Transshipment cargo
- Empty chassis and bobtail trucks also remain exempt from the fee.
The OffPeak program provides regularly scheduled night or weekend shifts to manage trucks delivering and picking up containers at the twelve container terminals in the two adjacent ports. PierPASS launched the OffPeak program in 2005 to reduce severe cargo related congestion and air pollution on local streets and highways around the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your STG representative.
