Quiet at the port

Officials in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex reported less truck traffic in the morning hours in their container terminals and on local highways. But the impacts were far less than suggested by some independent drivers who stayed home on Tuesday, officials said.

"It was significantly quieter early in the morning, with some terminals saying they were half as busy as usual," said Art Wong, a spokesman for the Port of Long Beach, which has seven container terminals. "But by 2 p.m. it was looking closer to normal."

"A year ago, there were very few trucks out here until late in the afternoon," he added.

The adjacent Port of Los Angeles was less impacted, with five of its seven terminals operating at normal capacity. Hardest hit were the APL terminal, which was operating at 40% of normal, and Yang Ming, which was operating at 50% of normal, according to Theresa Adams Lopez, a spokeswoman for the port.

-Louis Sahagun in Long Beach