LA/LB Extensions for Clean Truck Ban Date Expire on April 30, 2010
The Clean Trucks Center has issued a news release announcing that the temporary extensions granted by the California Air Resources Board to independent owner operators or licensed motor carriers who were waiting for either new trucks or retrofit equipment that had been ordered prior to December 31, 2009 will expire on April 30, 2010.
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(In late 2009, Los Angeles approved tariff amendments to allow truckers waiting for delivery of equipment ordered before 2010 to continue operating existing trucks past the January 1, 2010 clean truck ban date while waiting for Prop 1B related grants to be issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District or other grant agencies. The Port of Long Beach approved similar provisions to its tariff.)
Temporary Extensions Expire at 11:59 pm on April 30, 2010
The Clean Trucks notice notifies independent owner operators and licensed motor carriers who applied for and received the temporary extension that such trucks will no longer be allowed to enter marine terminals in the Port of Long Beach or the Port of Los Angeles as of 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2010. Trucks with the CARB extension will be “red lighted” at the container terminal gate.
Truck owners with the extension who have not received their new truck or installed their CARB-verified diesel emission control system (VDECS) are urged to contact their vendor regarding the status of their order.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/18/09 news, (Ref: 09121835), for BP summary of LA’s approval of the extension until April 30, 2010 for certain truckers to operate past clean truck ban date.
See ITT's Online Archives or 12/02/09 news, (Ref: 09120299) #7, for BP summary announcing that LA is allowing qualified Prop. 1B grant applications to operate trucks past ban date.
See ITT's Online Archives or 11/19/09 news, (Ref: 09111920), for BP summary announcing that LA and LB were expanding their ban on older trucks on January 1st.)
Clean Trucks press release available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com.