Movember 13, 2008

Subject: Clean Truck Fee Collection Delayed Pending Resolution of Regulatory Issues

Cargo Owners Urged to Complete Fee Payment Preparations

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 13, 2008 Collection of the Clean Truck Fee (CTF) assessed by the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, which was to have begun on Nov. 17, will be delayed pending resolution of outstanding regulatory issues. An agreement filing relating to the ports' arrangement with PortCheck is still pending with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and the fee collection will be delayed while issues relating to that filing are resolved.

"The terminal operators and ports continue to work with the FMC to resolve remaining questions about the program," said Bruce Wargo, president and CEO of PortCheck. "We hope to resolve the issues as quickly as possible." PortCheck Inc. is the not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators to collect the Clean Trucks Program tariff fees and administer a ban on older trucks as required by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

In the meantime, technical preparations for the fee collection continue. The new start date for fee collection is not yet clear, but PortCheck strongly urges cargo owners to complete preparations for claiming cargo online and paying the CTF. Prior to the availability of the official PortCheck website, PortCheck urges cargo owners that are not registered with PierPASS to register on the PierPASS site at www.pierpass-tmf.org. "We appreciate the level of cooperation from cargo owners in preparing for this new program," Mr. Wargo said.

Once fee collection begins, non-exempt cargo will not be allowed to enter or exit from a marine container terminal unless the cargo has been claimed by a credit account or the CTF paid. Under the ports' program, the cargo owner (the party named on the ocean bill of lading or their legal representative) is responsible for paying the CTF. All cargo must be claimed before the CTF can be paid.

About the Clean Trucks Program

The Clean Trucks Program is part of the Clean Air Action Plans of the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which have the goal of reducing emissions of harmful pollutants by 45 percent by 2012. The Clean Trucks Fee is the charge in the ports tariff for cargo entering or leaving the port terminals, and will be used to fund the purchase of new, clean trucks through the ports grant program.

Under the Clean Trucks Program, all trucks 1988 and older are banned. Trucks 1989 and newer are subject to the fee, with some exceptions. More information on the Clean Trucks Program is available at the ports' web sites:

            http://www.polb.com/environment/cleantrucks/default.asp and

            http://www.portoflosangeles.org/environment/ctp.asp.

About PortCheck Inc.

PortCheck is a not-for-profit company established by members of the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) to collect the Clean Trucks Program tariff fees and administer a ban on older trucks as required by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. More information will be available at www.portcheck.org.