# LA/Long Beach Friction Eases to Flowing, Truck PTI Below Normal _Sep 30, 2026_ > LA/Long Beach's friction read is back to Flowing after last week's Some Pressure read. The BTS truck PTI fell to 2.26, below its trailing-12-month normal of 4.07. All three major complexes are now Flowing. _Numbers as of Sep 30, 2026 pull._ LA/Long Beach's import-friction read returned to Flowing this week, after last issue's Some Pressure read. The BTS truck planning-time index at the complex sits at **2.26**, well below its trailing-12-month normal of **4.07**. Ships awaiting berth at LA/Long Beach eased to **2 ships**, down 33% week over week and near the trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship, per MARAD and the Marine Exchange. [Chart: Ships awaiting berth, All US container ports (vessels)](https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us) ([data](https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us.md) — chart image: https://the-dwell.com/charts/issues/ports/2026-09-30/waiting/all-us.png) - **All-US ships awaiting berth: 6 ships** (MARAD), down 14% week over week, and 75% below the five-year median. - **Savannah ships awaiting berth: 2 ships** (MARAD and the Marine Exchange): doubled week over week, 82% below the five-year median, near trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. Friction read: Flowing. - **Gulf Coast ships at anchor: 0** (MARAD), 100% below the five-year median. - **NY/NJ friction read: Flowing.** BTS truck PTI at **2.23**, below trailing-12-month normal of **3.82**. Loaded imports **392,074 TEU**, near normal of **382,286 TEU**, per port authority monthly data. - **Port of Long Beach UP rail cars dwelling nine or more days: 397**, up 230.8% week over week from 120 per Port of Long Beach data. BNSF nine-plus-day cars fell 13.5% to **2,868** over the same period. The Port of Los Angeles reported **955,907 TEU** in August 2026, on par with August 2025 and 6% above the port's five-year average for the month, per the port authority's Sep 9, 2026 release. The port described the June-August stretch as the busiest three consecutive months in its history. The LA/Long Beach complex logged **967,013 TEU** in loaded imports for August, near the trailing-12-month normal of **848,128 TEU** per port authority monthly data. *Monthly loaded-import figures reflect August 2026, published in September; they are the latest available, not the current week's volume.* --- Canonical URL: https://the-dwell.com/issues/2026-09-30