The ARB
is responsible for developing statewide programs and strategies to
reduce the emission of smog-forming pollutants
and toxics from mobile sources. These include both on and off-road
sources such as passenger cars, trucks, buses,
heavy-duty construction equipment and recreational vehicles. For
more information about any
of the following programs, please see the contact information for specific programs in the descriptions below.
Commercial
vehicles (trucks and buses) from Mexico and the U.S. have been
subjected to travel limitations outside their own borders to a 20-mile
commercial zone within the other country. The implementation of the
transportation provisions of NAFTA will lift this moratorium and
vehicles, including those from Canada, will be allowed to travel freely
in either country. The ARB requires the engine of a Heavy-Duty vehicle
to meet the federal and/or California emission standard applicable to
the engine's model year at the time of manufacture. For more
information, please contact Nancy O'Connor at (916) 322-8325, Michele Burns at
(626) 350-6490,
or Paul Jacobs
at
(916) 322-7061.
Commercial Vehicle Idling
A
driver of a diesel-fueled motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds is prohibited from idling the
vehicle's primary engine for more than 5 minutes at any location. In
addition, the primary engine in a sleeper berth or a diesel-fueled
auxiliary power system (APS) is prohibited from idling for greater than
5 minutes to power a heater, air conditioner, or any other auxiliary
equipment when the vehicle is stopped at a location within 100 feet of
a residence. For
more information, please telephone Nancy O'Connor at (916) 322-8325 or
email noconnor@arb.ca.gov.
In Southern California, you may telephone Hortencia Mora at (626)
350-6590 or email hmora@arb.ca.gov.
Idling school buses and other
heavy-duty
equipment are now restricted in order to protect the health of
children. Children riding in and playing near school buses and other
commercial motor vehicles are exposed to a disproportionate level of
pollutants from these sources. This measure requires the driver of a
school bus, transit bus or other commercial heavy-duty vehicle to
minimize idling at schools. Additional idling restrictions are imposed
for such vehicles stopping within 100 feet of a school. For more
information, please telephone Nancy O'Connor at (916) 322-8325 or email
noconnor@arb.ca.gov. In Southern California, you may telephone
Hortencia Mora at (626) 350-6590 or email hmora@arb.ca.gov.
Pursuant to state regulation,
operators of
diesel-fueled trucks, with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than
10,000 pounds, cannot idle for more than 5 minutes when stopped within
California's borders. Currently, there is an exemption for sleeper
berth trucks, which allows them to idle during periods of sleep and
rest. However, starting January 1, 2008, all sleeper berth trucks,
regardless of model year, will be subjected to the 5 minute idling
limit. For more information, please contact David Chen at (626)
575-6673 or email dchen@arb.ca.gov,
or contact Nancy O'Connor at (916) 322-8325 or email noconnor@arb.ca.gov.
The PSIP program requires that diesel and bus fleet owners conduct
annual smoke opacity inspections of their vehicles and repair vehicles
with excessive smoke emissions. The ARB randomly audits the maintenance
and inspection records of fleets and tests a representative sample of
vehicles. All vehicles that do not pass the test must be repaired and
retested. Fleet owners who neglect to perform the annual smoke opacity
inspection on applicable vehicles are subject to penalties of $500.00
per vehicle, per year. For more information,
please contact Ramon Cabrera
at (916) 450-6177; for PSIP Enforcement Cases, please contact Michele Burns
at (626) 350-6490.
Low NOx software upgrade is computer programming which reduces excess
emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in 1993-1998 model year
heavy-duty trucks, school buses, and motor homes with engines
manufactured by Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel Corporation,
Mack/Renault, Volvo and International. The software is required to be
installed during rebuilds of the engines listed above; however, ARB
encourages voluntary efforts to have the software installed prior to
engine rebuild. Engine manufacturers, working through their authorized
dealers, distributors and repair facilities, will make available and
install at no charge Low NOx Rebuild Kits in all covered Low NOx Rebuild Engines
whenever requested or agreed to by any owner/operator of any
reflashable vehicle in California. For more information, please view
our Software Upgrade for Diesel Trucks web page.
In
an effort to reduce toxic particulate
matter (PM) emissions, the Air Resources Board has implemented the
Solid Waste Collection Vehicle (SWCV) Regulation. Owners of solid waste
collection vehicles or diesel-fueled trucks with over 14,000 pounds
gross vehicle weight, with model-year engines from 1960 to 2006, used
to collect residential and commercial solid waste, are required to use
Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for reducing diesel PM. For
more information, please contact the following: In Southern California,
Michele Burns
at (626) 350-6490, or Charles
Ross at (626) 350-6438. In Northern California, please
contact Stephen
Binning at (916) 323-0724.
ARB will require all transport refrigeration units (TRU) and TRU
gensets that operate in California, regardless of where they are based,
to meet in-use performance standards for particulate matter for model
year 2001 and older units, beginning December 31, 2008. In-use
performance standards for model year 2002 and subsequent engines must
be met by December 31st of the 7th year after the date of manufacture.
The level of the in-use performance standard for particulate matter
depends on the model year. In addition, owners of California-based TRUs
and TRU gensets must apply for an ARB Identification Number (IDN) by
January 31, 2009; and All operators of California-based TRUs must
submit an Operator Report no later than January 31, 2009. For more
information regarding enforcement dates and access to operator reports,
please visit the Transport Refrigeration Units web site or view the TRU ATCM Status Update report.
Mobile Vehicle
Diesel Programs
