Training

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) conducts program-specific seminars and scheduled training courses on Diesel Regulations, Reporting, and Compliance. This page gives a brief description of training courses offered by ARB. Click on the course title for a list of scheduled course sessions and to register. Check this site frequently to see newly added dates and locations!

Classroom Training Courses Currently Available:

  • Truck and Bus and Tractor-Trailer GHG Reporting Training (Course 514):

    How to report using the Truck Regulation Upload, Compliance and Reporting System (TRUCRS),  how to use the automated Truck and Bus Fleet Calculator, and basic Truck and Bus and Tractor-Trailer GHG Reduction Regulation requirements. An online version of the tractor-trailer GHG portion of course 514 is also available.

    In addition to class sessions at the website above, ARB contracted with CleanFleets.net
    to conduct the 514 reporting training. To register, please go to the CleanFleets.net website or
    call (916) 706-1607.

    Note: The reporting course is not required by the regulation, and is not required for you to report.

  • Diesel Vehicle Regulation Overview (Course 512):

    Overview of ARB regulations that apply to diesel vehicle owners and operators: Idling, Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Programs, Engine Labeling, Diesel Emission Control Strategies, Truck and Bus Regulation, Drayage Truck Regulation, Tractor and Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Transport Refrigeration Unit Regulation, In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation and associated funding opportunities. An online version of course 512 is also available.


  • Diesel Emission After-Treatment Devices (Course 511):

    Diesel particulate matter (PM) and its health effects, diesel engine operating principles, types of after-treatment devices to control PM, device application and maintenance.


  • Diesel Exhaust After-Treatment Maintenance (Course 516):

    Offered by a number of community colleges throughout California through CCDET (class schedule) in cooperation with ARB, and can be scheduled by request. Covers types of after-treatment devices for PM and NOx, provides detailed information on device application and maintenance. Includes hands-on shop exercises designed to reinforce maintenance procedures. I intended for installers and service and maintenance professionals. Fee may apply.


  • Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP) and Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP):

    Offered by several California community colleges through CCDET (class schedule). Covers California's two smoke inspection programs, test equipment, test procedures, record keeping requirements, regulations and advisories dealing with mobile diesel equipment. Fee may apply.


To request one of these courses at your site, please contact David Cunkelman at dcunkelm@arb.ca.gov or (916) 323-1168, or Danielle Chambers at dchambers@arb.ca.gov or (916) 323-0027.

On-line Training Courses and Videos

For more information on the regulation, please visit the regulatory program page linked from the Regulation Index: Useful Links for Regulations page.

For more information please call (866) 6-DIESEL or (866-634-3735) from 8 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday or by email at 8666DIESEL@arb.ca.gov.