Despite a challenge from the American Trucking Associations (ATA), California’s “reefer retrofit” rule requiring trucks in and out of the state to upgrade its transport refrigeration unit (TRU) with the goal of helping to reduce emissions will stand. ATA petitioned the courts to reconsider the rule, which has been enforced in California since Jan. 1, because the state essentially Continue Reading

Since the first part of January, when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) began enforcing the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) in-use performance standards, nearly 100 citations have been issued. As CARB continues its enforcement of this rule, they are also reminding fleets of resources to meet compliance. CARB’s TRU website has posted various compliance assistance 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

California will begin its new aerodynamically-friendly “CARB” diet this summer. The EPA gave the California Air Resources Board (CARB) clearance to proceed with its plan to reduce the state’s emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Strategies for fleets include adoption of the U.S. EPA SmartWay spec and retrofitting older trailers with aerodynamic devices and fuel-efficient tires.