On the first day of enforcing the “Port Truck ban,” a solid 92 percent of trucks were allowed through using sophisticated RFID technology to scan each truck’s number and compares it to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) database, in which all drayage trucks must be registered. Under the program, trucks with pre-1994 engines are denied access, as well as trucks with 1994-2003 engines unless equipped with a CARB-compliant, Level 3 diesel particulate filter. By the second day Continue Reading

Joining its bordering American neighbors, Quebec recently became the first Canadian province to adopt California’s emissions standards for cars and light-duty trucks. Those classes of vehicles built between 2010 and 2016 will be subject to increasingly strict restrictions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Of the 14 states that have already chosen to Continue Reading

Once again, the California Air Resources Board is being petitioned to delay reporting deadlines due to economic hardship. According to the Associated General Contractors (AGC), CARB projected that the construction industry would grow at the time it drafted its regulations. Instead, the industry has lost more than 300,000 construction jobs since Continue Reading

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 Continue Reading

Carrier is offering its customers an extra year of service on their trailer reefer units with its 2010 model year engines. Under California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations, most transport refrigeration units (TRU) operating inside California have a seven-year engine clock that starts on either the year of manufacture of the TRU or the Continue Reading

Navigating through the compliance procedurs to meet new California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations and finding financial assistance to get there may have gotten easier for fleets. Consulting group Automotive Resources International (ARI) provides help for its clients to meet CARB regulations through the management of reporting, replacements, retrofits and more with the Continue Reading

The anticipated enforcements of environmental regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board are just around the corner, and a large number of British Columbia fleets are taking notice. With I-5 being a favored and main international route for carriers, the British Columbia Trucking Association is lobbying the province for Continue Reading

DieselMisers, a “one-stop shop” offering fuel efficient products, has recently opened to support fleets in finding ways to boost their bottom line with the use of EPA-verified technologies. Many SmartWay certified devices and components compliant with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations are available. Mobile technicians will travel to customer sites to conduct Continue Reading

Keeping up with California’s climate change regulations will prove to be more difficult for smaller fleets and private individuals, according to a recent analysis by GE Capital Fleet Services. Especially in these economic times, the cost of new equipment or the retrofitting of older equipment can be a burden, further exacerbated by Continue Reading

Trucks traveling to California ports must be entered into the Drayage Truck Registry by Sept. 30. In keeping with the state Air Resources Board’s “Drayage Truck Regulation,” all drayage trucks conducting business at the state’s ports and intermodal rail yards must be registered. Extensions are available for trucks with 1994-2003 engine Continue Reading