ARB's Drayage Truck Regulatory Archive

This page last reviewed December 11, 2012

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Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text, Availability of Additional Documents and Information and Availability of References (May 19, 2011)

• Staff has posted a Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text, Availability of Additional Documents and Information and Availability of References, to which Corrections Have Been Made, that Were Listed in the Initial Statement of Reasons for the Proposed Amendments to the Regulation to Reduce Emissions of Diesel Particulate Matter, Oxides of Nitrogen and Other Criteria Pollutants From In-Use On-Road Diesel-Fueled Vehicles, and to the Regulation to Reduce Emissions From In-Use On-Road Diesel-Fueled Heavy-Duty Drayage Trucks at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yard Facilities.
  

A brief summary of the Air Resources Board's actions at the December 17, 2010 hearing to consider amendments that staff had proposed to the Drayage Truck regulation. (December 17, 2010)

• The Board considered written public comments and oral testimony at the hearing.  The Board supported some, but not all, of the amendments that staff had proposed. The Board delegated the responsibility to the ARB Executive Officer to move forward with the supported amendments to complete the regulatory process and then make a final determination of whether those amendments should be adopted.

• The amendment to include noncompliant trucks operating off of port and rail yard grounds that engage in dray-off activities.
• The amendment to sunset the Drayage Truck regulation on December 31, 2016. However, staff will propose a later sunset date as part of the 15-day change package to support the retention of the Phase 2 requirement as described below.

• The amendment to include Class 7 drayage trucks. The Board directed that staff's proposal be modified as follows: (a) to accelerate the filter requirement to January 1, 2012 for Class 7 drayage trucks in the South Coast Air Basin, and (b) to require Class 7 drayage trucks statewide to operate with a 2007 or newer emission standard engines by January 1, 2014. These modifications will be covered in the 15-day change package.

• The amendment that would have delayed the current Phase 2 requirement (which mandates that drayage trucks are to operate with 2007+ standard engines by January 1, 2014). The Board found that the requirement should not be deleted from the regulation and is necessary to safeguard emission reductions and health benefits for communities near ports and rail yards and to provide regulatory consistency for truck owners who have already complied with Phase 2 requirements. Therefore, all drayage trucks will still be required to operate with 2007 or newer emission standard engines by January 1, 2014.

The Drayage Truck Regulation is part of ARB's ongoing efforts to reduce emissions and health risks from diesel-fueled engines and improve air quality associated with goods movement. The regulation is designed to remove 85 percent of fine particle emissions from drayage trucks, helping clean the air in port-adjacent communities throughout. To date, 64 percent of drayage trucks have particulate filters, or have been upgraded to the cleanest engines.

Upcoming Deadlines Archive

Deadline	Description
November 15, 2012	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 07/01/2012 through 9/30/2012 to the Air Resources Board.
August 15, 2012	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 04/01/2012 through 06/30/2012 to the Air Resources Board.
May 15, 2012	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 01/01/2012 through 03/31/2012 to the Air Resources Board.
February 15, 2012	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 10/1/2011 through 12/31/2011 to the Air Resources Board.
December 31, 2011 - Expired!	Trucks with 12/31/2011 compliance dates will no longer be compliant on 1/1/2012.  Most often, these trucks can be identified with a 2011 label. This label has expired!
November 15, 2011	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 7/1/2011 through 9/30/2011 to the Air Resources Board.
August 15, 2011	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 1/1/2011 through 3/31/2011 to the Air Resources Board.   Additional information can be found under the July 2, 2009 post at the bottom of this page.
May 15, 2011	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 1/1/2011 through 3/31/2011 to the Air Resources Board.   Additional information can be found under the July 2, 2009 post at the bottom of this page.
February 15, 2011	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 10/1/2010 through 12/31/2010 to the Air Resources Board.   Additional information can be found under the July 2, 2009 post at the bottom of this page.
December 31, 2010 Extension Expired!	Trucks with 12/31/2010 compliance dates are no longer compliant on 1/1/2011. Most often, these trucks can be identified with a 12/31/10 label. This label has expired!
November 15, 2010	Port and rail authorities are required to report noncompliant truck information collected from 7/1/2010 through 9/30/2010 to the Air Resources Board.   Additional information can be found under the July 2, 2009 post at the bottom of this page.
July 1, 2010 Extension Expired!	Trucks with 6/30/2010 compliance dates are no longer compliant on 7/1/2010.  Most often, these trucks can be identified with a 6/30/10 label. This label has expired!
May 1, 2010 Extension Expired!	Trucks with 4/30/2010 compliance dates are no longer compliant on 5/1/2010.  Most often, these trucks can be identified with a 2010 label. This label has expired!

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