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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has issued an advisory
on the drayage truck rule that allows certain existing trucks in
the funding pipeline for Proposition 1B or closely related
incentives a temporary extension to continue operating the
existing truck at ports and rail yards until the retrofit device
or new truck is operational – or until April 30, 2010 – whichever
comes first.    

Truck owners and the local air districts/port implementing the
designated incentive programs must take action by December 4,
2009 to qualify.  ARB staff will issue a sticker by the end of
2009 to owners of drayage trucks receiving this extension and
reflect the extension status in the State’s Drayage Truck
Registry.  

The first emission requirement of the Drayage Truck Regulation
takes effect in January 2010, at which time, drayage trucks need
to meet emission standards based upon the truck’s engine model
year.  In many cases, a drayage truck will need to be replaced or
retrofitted with a particulate matter filter.

Due to delays in the availability of expected State bond funds,
local agencies have been unable to approve and fund grant
applications for drayage truck incentives under Prop. 1B and
closely related programs until late 2009.  This has delayed
completion of truck replacements and retrofits using these funds.
 This temporary extension for a limited number of trucks provides
sufficient time to complete the upgrades, while ensuring that the
current fleet of more than 9,000 clean California-based trucks
serving ports and rail yards continues to grow.  

For additional information, including how to tell if a truck
qualifies, please see the advisory announcing the extension at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/porttruck/porttruck.htm . 

For questions about the regulation or this advisory, please
visit the Drayage Truck website at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/drayagetruck or call the toll-free Help
Line at 1.888.247.4821.  



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