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tru -- Attention TRU (reefer) owners: Only a few days left to the October 31st DPF purchase order deadline

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:36:14
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) reminds model year (MY)
2007 TRU owners:  If you want to qualify for compliance
extensions, only a few days remain before the October 31st
purchase order deadline for ordering Level 3 verified diesel
particulate filters (DPF) for retrofitting your reefer engines. 

MY 2007 transport refrigeration unit (TRU) and TRU generator set
engines must comply with ARB's TRU Regulation’s in-use
performance standards by December 31, 2014.  The TRU Regulation
does not allow compliance extensions if orders for verified
diesel emissions control strategies, such as Level 3 DPFs, are
placed after October 31st and installation is not completed by
December 31st, 2014.

However, if MY 2007 TRU owners order verified diesel emissions
control strategies (VDECS), such as Level 3 DPFs, by 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 by 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 by December 31, 2013.

Please be aware that 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.

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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