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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) reminds model year (MY)
2008 TRU engine owners:  If you want to qualify for compliance
extensions, only one week remains before the purchase order
deadline for ordering Level 3 verified diesel particulate filters
(DPF) for retrofitting your reefer engines. 

MY 2008 transport refrigeration unit (TRU) and TRU generator set
engines must comply with the TRU Regulation’s in-use performance
standards by December 31, 2015.  Please be aware that replacement
engines may no longer be a compliance option because replacement
engines must be cleaner than the old engine being replaced and
there is no replacement engine that fits and functions that is
cleaner than an MY 2008 engine (see TRU Advisory 13-18, page 7
for more detailed explanation at: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/advisories.htm).

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, 2015.  However, if MY 2008 TRU engine
owners order verified diesel emissions control strategies
(VDECS), such as Level 3 DPFs, by the end of October,
installation by the end of 2015 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 2015, 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, 2015.

Again, MY 2008 TRU engine 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.

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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