Port of Los Angeles Offers Assistance for Clean Trucks
20 August 2008
If your company has trucks operating at the Port of Los Angeles you need to be aware of the Clean Trucks program which progressively bans older trucks from operating at the port. To assist truckers in their transition to the new rules, which start October 1, 2008, the port is now offering financial assistance to upgrade older trucks, subsidies of as much as 80 percent are available.
The rules will take effect in stages, the first step on October 1st, bans 1988 and older trucks, the rules will be fully implemented for all trucks on January 1, 2012.
Press release with full details follows:
The Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach are now taking applications for financial assistance from truck owners seeking to upgrade their older trucks utilizing State-funded California Air Resources Board (CARB) grants from Proposition 1B funds. The funds were granted in support of the ports’ Clean Truck programs. With a new truck replacement, operators are expected to save on maintenance and fuel while helping the ports achieve their goal of reducing port truck fleet pollution roughly 80 percent by 2012.
The ports are offering generous subsidies of as much as 80 percent for qualifying vehicle owners who participate in the leasing and grant program. Interested parties can call 888-KLN-TRUX 888-556-8789) or visit the Clean Truck Center on Terminal Island at Pier S Avenue and New Dock Street.
For more information about California Air Resources Board (CARB) grants from Proposition 1B funds, visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/bonds/gmbond/gmbond.htm. The ports are providing financial assistance to accelerate the transition to clean trucks and offering the option of three financing plans: a lease-to-own program, grants for the purchase of a new truck and grants to retrofit an older truck.
Lease to Own
Under the lease-to-own program, an applicant can exchange an old truck for a pre-approved new truck under a seven-year lease agreement. The monthly lease payment under this option will be $500 to $600 for a clean diesel truck, and $500 to $1,000 for an alternative fuel truck. At the end of the lease term, the Port will provide a subsidy towards the purchase of the truck for the lessee, 50 percent of the remaining balance or about $7,500 for a diesel truck and $13,000 for an alternative fuel truck.
Truck Purchase
With a grant for truck purchase program, an applicant can exchange an older truck for a pre-approved new truck with a Port grant. Qualified applicants can be awarded as much as 80 percent of the cost of the truck.. Under both programs, scrapping the old truck is required and prepaid, preventative maintenance (worth as much as $200 a month) is included.
Truck Retrofit
A third option, a grant for engine retrofit, is also available. Here the ports will provide a one-time grant (as much as $20,000) towards the purchase of qualifying retrofit equipment for model year 1994 to 2003 trucks.
Rules will be phased in
The Clean Truck Program progressively bans old, polluting trucks from entering Port shipping terminals beginning October 1, 2008, when all 1988 and older trucks will be banned. On January 1, 2010, 1989-1993 trucks will be banned from port terminals along with unretrofitted 1994-2003 trucks. On January 1, 2012, all trucks that do not meet the 2007 federal clean truck emission standard will be banned from port terminals. Trucks that meet the federal 2007 emission standard produce 80 percent less air pollution than older trucks.
The Clean Truck Program also requires that drivers have Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC). Drivers can enrollment at the TWIC office on Terminal Island (across from the Clean Trucks Center) at Pier S Avenue and New Dock Street or call 1-866-347-8942.
Link: Port of Los Angeles
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October 19th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
iam a port driver sub-contrack for Pacific 9 trans, i’d like to buy the new truck please tell me more detail i have 1996 volvo that iam driving right now,thanks