The total time it took a truck to enter and exit the two largest ports in North America rose a few minutes in February on a sequential basis, despite a double- digit percentage drop in container traffic in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, due to the earlier Chinese New Year.

The average time it took a truck driver to enter and exit the two largest ports in North America increased by five minutes in January to 81 minutes, sequentially, according to monthly data from the Harbor Trucking Association of California.