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tru -- ARB issues reminder to brokers, forwarders, shippers, receivers, carriers, and drivers on transport refrigeration unit requirements
Posted: 09 Jan 2017 11:47:18
Brokers, forwarders, shippers and receivers that hire refrigerated carriers to transport perishable goods on California highways and railways are reminded that they must only hire carriers that have certified to the hiring business entity that they will only dispatch TRUs that are in compliance with California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Regulation. The compliance deadline for model year 2009 TRU and TRU generator set engines to meet the TRU Regulation’s in-use performance standards was December 31, 2016. Model year 2002 and older TRU and TRU generator set engines that previously met a less stringent in-use performance standard would also have to meet a more stringent in-use performance standard by December 31, 2016, if they continue operate in California. ARB is aware that some TRU and TRU genset engines have not been brought into compliance by the December 31, 2016, deadline, so they cannot legally be hired to operate in California. Brokers, forwarders, shippers and receivers that hire refrigerated carriers that will operate in California must use due diligence in hiring only compliant carriers and must provide documents to the carriers they hire that show who hired them. Refrigerated carriers must only dispatch compliant equipment if it will operate in California and they must provide their drivers with documents showing who hired them. Drivers must, upon request by authorized personnel, provide those documents showing who hired the carrier. TRU Advisory 13-25 provides more detailed information about enforcement of these requirements and is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/documents/advisory_13_25.pdf The Spanish version of TRU Advisory 13-25 is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/documents/advisory_13_25_span.pdf ARB has prepared a template that brokers, forwarders, shipper and receivers may use to notify refrigerated motor carriers that they must comply with ARB’s TRU Regulation and that before they can be hired they must certify to the hiring business entity that they will only dispatch compliant TRUs. This notice should be sent out to carriers annually, after a compliance deadline has passed. The notice template is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/documents/template_notice_to_carriers.pdf Where can I get more information? Guidance for Brokers, Forwarders, Shippers, Receivers, Carriers and Drivers for Hiring and Contracting TRU-Carrier Transport of Perishable Goods on California Highways and Railways is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/documents/guidance_broker-shipper-receiver.pdf The Spanish version of this Guidance is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/documents/guidance_broker-shipper-receiver_span.pdf For general information about the TRU Regulation, the TRU Website is at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/tru.htm 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 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. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
