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CLEAN TRUCK PROGRAMS * USA - Feds urge ports to delay program
Federal authorities said Wednesday they are investigating whether a plan to ban older trucks from entering the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach imposes unfair regulations and fees on truckers and shippers
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -Associated Press/The San Francisco Chronicle, by DAISY NGUYEN -September 24, 2008: -- ... The Federal Maritime Commission said certain aspects of the clean truck program might violate the Shipping Act, which prohibits ports from giving "unreasonable preferences or imposing any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage". It urged port authorities to delay implementing the program, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, until the details of the plan have been properly evaluated... The ports vowed to proceed with the program... The cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach passed plans earlier this year aimed at reducing truck emissions at the nation's busiest cargo container complex by as much as 80 percent. .. The American Trucking Associations, which represents 37,000 trucking companies, sought a court order to stop the program but a federal judge denied the request and an appeals court on Wednesday upheld the ruling... The industry group said it does not oppose efforts to clean up the air but objects to costly regulations on truckers... The federal commission said it will look into the restricted access, cargo fees and other measures associated with the program... The two ports handle about 40 percent of the nation's imported goods...
* Port of Oakland Issuing Funds for Truck Emissions Systems
Oakland,CAL,USA -Transport Topics -22 Sept 2008: -- More than 1,500 truckers at the Port of Oakland, Calif., have applied for 1,000 subsidies to retrofit their trucks to reduce emissions, the San Francisco Business Times reported Monday... The money, which is coming from the port, state bond proceeds and the local air quality management district, is part of a broader effort at the port to clean up exhaust from trucks, ships and other equipment, the paper reported... But the program could be slowed if truckers can’t come up with $9,000 to pay for the systems, which can run to $24,000. The subsidies per truck go as high as $15,000, the Business Times said...
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