In keeping with a California Air Resources Board (CARB) ruling announced last week, the Port of Los Angeles has extended its clean truck deadline beyond Jan. 1 for a limited number of vehicles. The CARB ruling allows truckers who have purchased a new truck or retrofitted rigs with private funds to continue to operate their existing trucks until April 30, while waiting for the new truck to be delivered or the retrofit to be installed. Jan. 1 does, however, begin the next phase of the clean trucks plan, when 1993 and older trucks will be banned, and 1994-2003 trucks will need to be retrofitted or replaced.

The Port of Los Angeles said Wednesday it will allow a limited number of truckers to continue operating their existing trucks past a Jan. 1 deadline for cleaner trucks.

The modifications follow and are designed to be consistent with a ruling last week by the California Air Resources Board that allows truckers who have purchased a new truck or retrofitted rigs with private funds to continue to operate their existing truck until April 30, while waiting for the new truck to be delivered or the retrofit to be installed.

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