To be consistent with a new California Air Resources Board ruling, the Port of Los Angeles has made another amendment to its tariff to allow certain truck drivers to continue operating their old trucks beyond the Jan. 1, 2010 ban date. The CARB rule, issued last week, will allow truck drivers that have purchased a new truck or retrofit with private funds to use their existing trucks through April 30, 2010.
The Port's announcement will allow the same extension to drivers who are waiting for their new truck to be delivered or for the retrofit to be installed. To qualify for the extension, the truck must be a Level 3 retrofit and also have a 25 percent NOx reduction capability.
The Port of Long Beach made similar changes to its tariff. However, if the retrofit on order does not have this additional NOx reduction capability, it will not meet the San Pedro Bay Ports environmental requirements so the extension will not be allowed in either port.
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