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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) reminds model year (MY)
2007 transport refrigeration unit (TRU) owners:  If you want to
qualify for compliance extensions, only four weeks remain before
the purchase order deadline for ordering Level 3 verified diesel
emissions control strategies (VDECS), such as diesel particulate
filters (DPF), for retrofitting your engines. 

MY 2007 TRU and TRU generator set engines must comply with the
TRU Regulation’s in-use performance standards by December 31,
2014.  The TRU Regulation does not allow compliance extensions if
orders for VDECS, such as Level 3 DPFs, are placed after October
31, 2014 and installation is not completed by December 31st,
2014.

However, if MY 2007 TRU owners order Level 3 DPFs before the end
of October, installation by the end of 2014 is very likely
possible.  More importantly, if you order a Level 3 DPF before
October 31st and delivery or installation is delayed so that you
can’t comply by the end of 2014, you may qualify for a compliance
extension.

To qualify for compliance extension:
•	Purchase orders for Level 3 DPFs must be placed before October
31st,
•	The TRU must be registered in ARB’s Equipment Registration
(ARBER) system, and
•	An application for extension must be submitted to ARB with the
required documentation before December 31, 2013.

Again, MY 2007 TRU owners that place orders for Level 3 VDECS
after October 31st will NOT qualify for this compliance extension
if they discover they cannot comply by December 31st due to
delays in delivery or installation.

TRU replacement engines may still be available for delivery and
installation by December 31, 2014, if you order soon.  However,
the purchase order deadline for ordering replacement engines and
units has already passed – it was August 31, 2014.  Therefore, if
you order replacement engines or units after August 31, 2014, and
installation is delayed until after December 31, 2014, you will
NOT qualify for a compliance extension.

For general information about the TRU Regulation and VDECS
information, the TRU Website is at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/tru.htm

Scroll down toward the end of the webpage for Level 3 VDECS
information.

The ARBER registration website is at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/arber/arber.htm

ARBER Registration Help pages are at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/arber/trureg/trureg.htm

TRU Advisories are listed at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/advisories.htm

TRU Compliance extension applications are at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/arber/trureg/truextensions.htm

If you have questions about compliance or registration in ARBER,
please call the TRU Help Line at 1-888-878-2826 or call
1-916-327-8737.

Background:  TRUs are refrigeration systems powered by integral
diesel internal combustion engines designed to control the
environment of temperature-sensitive products that are
transported in trucks, trailers, shipping containers, and
railcars.  The emissions from these units are a source of
unhealthful air pollutants including particulate matter, toxic
air contaminants, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and
hydrocarbons, that all pose a potential threat to both public
health and the environment. These units often congregate in large
numbers at California distribution centers, grocery stores, and
other facilities where they run for extended periods of time to
ensure their perishable contents remain cold or frozen. These
distribution and loading facilities are often in close proximity
to schools, hospitals, and residential neighborhoods.  In 2004,
the TRU Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) was adopted by the
Board to reduce diesel particulate matter emissions from TRUs and
TRU gen set engines.  Amendments were adopted by the Board in
November 2010 and October 2011.



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