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CLEAN TRUCKS * USA - Ports of LA / LB Program to Proceed
Go-ahead comes as industry challenges to the plan fail in court
Long Beach,CAL,USA -Cal Trade Report -23 Sept 2008: -- Despite a pair of legal challenges, the Clean Trucks Program (CTP) at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will reportedly go into effect on October 1... As of that date, trucks manufactured in 1988 or before will not be allowed to access the both port’s terminal facilities in an effort to “reduce air pollution from the truck fleet by 80% by 2012”... The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the two busiest container ports in the US – will begin distributing window stickers this week to truck operators that will temporarily allow access for compliant trucks, identified through the port's concession agreements... In a few weeks, both ports are planning to implement electronic systems to monitor compliance to the CTP... To date, nearly 500 companies operating more than 6,000 trucks had applied for concessions, representing more than 6,000 trucks... In addition to adhering to the clean truck plan, effective October 1, all truck drivers hauling cargo in to and out of the ports will be required to have a government-issued Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) as part of their concession agreements or show evidence that they have applied for the TWIC... The Port of Long Beach is currently developing a computerized PortCheck system – similar to the existing PierPass system – that will oversee the collection of Clean Trucks fees from cargo owners... The fees generated by the program, both ports have said, will be used to create a fund to offer one-time financial assistance and other incentives to help affected truckers transition to new “environment-friendly” trucks... Labels: "Clean Trucks" Program
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