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CLEAN TRUCKS PROGRAM * USA - Clean trucks head to court
At the heart of the case is whether the Port of Los Angeles should be allowed to establish its own rules for trucks operating on their property, including the employee mandate
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -Daily Breeze, by Art Marroquin -17 April 2010: ... But the Wangs believe their dream may vanish if a federal judge allows the Port of Los Angeles to move ahead with a provision of its disputed Clean Trucks Program that requires trucking companies to drop independent owner-operator drivers and hire employee drivers... That's just one of the many arguments that will be presented Tuesday morning, when the Port of Los Angeles' version of the Clean Trucks Program heads to trial... The American Trucking Associations filed a federal lawsuit shortly after the program was launched on Oct. 1, 2008, requiring all big rigs entering the port to meet 2007 federal emissions standards by 2012 with a goal of reducing diesel truck emissions by 85 percent... While the ATA supports the clean air goals, the agency opposes a provision that would require freight haulers serving the port to hire employee drivers rather than independent owner-operators by 2013... Supporters of the program say trucking companies should be forced to purchase the expensive clean trucks for their employee drivers, then pass the costs on to shippers... Opponents say the employee mandate would lead to increased consumer costs while allowing the Teamsters union to rapidly expand by organizing drivers who serve the nation's busiest port... For now, the program's employee mandate is blocked by a preliminary injunction sought by the ATA... (Photo by Robert Casillas - Joseph Wang, left, and his father, Robert, who started a trucking company in 1986, are hoping the courts will stop the Port of Los Angeles Clean Trucks Program, which will require that truckers be employees of firms to be allowed access to the facility starting in 2013. The Wangs say such a rule would put them out of business. The American Trucking Association and Port of L.A. officials will state their cases in court beginning Tuesday)Labels: Clean Trucks Program
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