“On the one hand, we have environmental groups and agencies pushing us to clean up the port, but they don`t tell us how or pass regulations that make it easier for us,” she said. “No one is in favour of the death of people with lung disease. Of course, we want to make the port as clean as possible, but there just doesn`t seem to be the mechanism for that yet. The overview is not clear to me. A key component of the clean truck program, the Concession Program, establishes a contractual relationship between the Port of Los Angeles and Authorized Motor Carriers (CMLs). All CMLs that regularly call at port container terminals must have a pending or approved concession contract. Dealers are responsible for operating trucks that meet a number of increasingly stringent emission standards, compliance with vehicle safety and maintenance standards, and driver safety training. If available, dealers can apply for grants or funds to help them introduce clean trucks into the Drayage service. To date, POLA has concession contracts with nearly 900 CMLs.

As of October 1, 2018, new trucks commissioned at the Port of Los Angeles must be the 2014 model year or later. Under the Clean Trucks program, all trucks entering marine terminals must be registered with the Port Drayage Truck Registry (RTP). For Authorized Engine Carriers (CMLs), it is important to confirm their dealership status and obtain accurate truck data in the PDTR.To access the PDTR, click pdtr.cleanairactionplan.org/ and register. According to NITL, the regulation is based on a new registration process for road transport operators called registration and agreement. This will replace the port`s concession agreement, which is included in its existing clean truck program. All road carriers who wish to provide Drayage services in the port must register with the port through the new registration and agreement form and agree to provide certain operational information to help the port monitor compliance with the various safety, environmental and safety regulations of the road transport company with regard to the provision of Drayage services in the port. Registration by a motor carrier takes effect upon presentation of the completed form with the registration fee of $250. Freight forwarding companies are skeptical of the deal. They believe it will hamper their businesses and wipe out many small businesses. Not only will freight forwarders be required to pay for additional employees under the agreement, but they will also be responsible for replacing all their trucks before 2007 to 2012.

This will be a huge effort for many small businesses. In fact, the California Trucking Association estimates that 1,300 freight forwarding companies currently serving the port will be reduced to about 100 large companies as a direct result of the CTP. As of August 2021, POLA had concession contracts with nearly 1,200 national airlines. All current 2014-2021 clean truck concession contracts expire on Thursday, September 30, 2021, regardless of when a licensed motor carrier (LMC) applied. Under the PCT, not all older and more polluting trucks will be able to enter ports and only newer, cleaner trucks will be allowed. All trucks before 1998 will be serviced from 1. Banned from ports in October 2008 and the ban will extend to all trucks before 2007 by January 1, 2012. As part of the San Pedro Bay Ports Air Quality Action Plan, the innovative Clean Truck Program has reduced air pollution from port trucks by more than 90%, nearly three years ahead of schedule. In 2008, the Port of Los Angeles banned trucks before 1989, followed by a gradual ban on all trucks that did not meet the 2007 emission standards in 2012. In 2018, only the 2014 or more recent model year can be entered in the Port Drayage Truck Registry (PDTR). All Drayage trucks entering port terminals must be registered with the PDTR and comply with the California Air Resources Board`s Drayage Truck Regulations.

For more information, call the Clean Truck Program Helpline at 866-721-5686 or visit The Truck Stop website. The port issues “temporary access permits” to non-governmental road carriers and the few authorized road carriers (CMLs) that do not have a port concession and rarely call at the port. Temporary access permits allow trucks travelling under their supervision to enter the port`s naval terminals. They are provided to CMLs that transport goods through the Port of Los Angeles 24 times a year or less, making it easier to access naval terminals without having to become concessionaires. Temporary access permits are only provided to trucks that meet the requirements of the Port of Los Angeles ban, and these trucks are not exempt from transportation fees. There seems to be disagreement among drivers about the deal. Some truckers believe that by transferring ownership to freight forwarding companies rather than independent drivers, drivers will receive a higher net salary. Depending on the expenses, self-employed drivers currently report a salary of $7 to $12 per hour, excluding benefits such as health insurance or retirement savings.

Other drivers do not prefer to become employees because they will lose much of the independence they have become accustomed to. Please send this form and your receipts to: “The goals are big, cleaning the air is crucial,” he said at the time. But at the end of the day, I think we`re putting in place a system where we tax $70 million to $90 million out of $11,000 to $16,000 of the working poor in America. The Port of Los Angeles has also approved the CTP Drayage Service Concession Agreement (“Agreement”) to accelerate the transition to clean trucks. Among other things, it requires companies to use only salaried drivers by 2013, but also prohibits all self-employed drivers from operating in the port. These drivers currently represent about 90% of the drivers who serve the port. The deal is highly controversial among industry insiders. As part of the San Pedro Bay Ports Air Quality Action Plan, the Clean Truck program requires all Drayage trucks entering port terminals to comply with the state`s Drayage Trucks Regulation Act and the provisions of The Port of Los Angeles Tariff Section 20: Clean Air Action Plan – General Rules and Regulations. For more information on the Temporary Access Permit Program or the Clean Truck Program, call 866-721-5686 or email [email protected].

Standard Operating Procedure for Reporting and Handling Potential Container Switch Incidents (Dray-Off) Hugh McCabe is a shareholder in our San Diego office. He focuses his work on labour law, commercial litigation as well as shipping and transport issues. For more information, you can contact Mr. McCabe at (619) 238-1712 or hmccabe@neildymott.com Once Tetra Tech has verified that your trucks are registered in the PDTR, you must take your truck to the Terminal Access Center (TAC) at 1265 Harbor Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813, USA to obtain a sticker. The TAC is open from 8 a.m. .m. to 6 p.m.m.m. Monday to Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. .m to 4 p.m.m.m. Depending on whether you want to access non-container terminals at both ports, it will cost $100 per port or a total of $200. In particular, if you also serve container terminals and have already paid your annual fee, you will not be charged a non-container terminal access sticker.

Terminal access stickers other than containers must be picked up with the truck present at TAC, and the request for a sticker must be observed by TAC staff at the time of issuance. The National Industrial Transportation League will hold its annual meeting November 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Clean and Safe Ports Coalition (PSAB) said: “Mayor Bob Foster`s willingness to sacrifice emissions reductions from large facilities to curry favor with port customers comes a day after the mayors of New York and Newark, Bloomberg and Booker, the mayors of Los Angeles and Oakland, Villaraigosa and Dellums, joined Congress in calling on Congress to: Protect the more successful and sustainable LA Clean Truck program as a model of green growth to be replicated in the country`s ports. The Los Angeles Port Board of Commissioners approved on Thursday, September 3. June, a concession agreement authorizing the port`s executive director to do business with any licensed airline serving the port. Agreements are part of the Port`s joint zero-emission campaign with Long Beach As of October 1, 2008, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will implement the Clean Truck Program (“CTP”). This is a joint effort of the two ports as part of the San Pedro Bay Ports Air Quality Action Plan. The CTP`s goal is to reduce port-related truck pollution by about 80%. NITL points out that, unlike the previous concession contract, the new registration and agreement do not give the port the discretion to reject an otherwise qualified road carrier that has submitted an appropriate port registration.

“In addition, elements of the previous concession contract that ATA considered not to be related to adequate port regulatory oversight, such as financial capability, truck route, off-site parking, and hiring preferences, have also been eliminated,” NITL noted. The Non-Container Terminal Access Sticker Program came into effect on February 18, 2009. Non-container terminal access labels were created to give non-RFID (non-container) terminals a clear visual method for identifying compliant trucks in port clean truck programs. All trucks serving non-RFID terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach must operate under a valid dealership and have a valid non-containerized access sticker on the driver`s side of the vehicle or a daily access pass on the dashboard to access the terminals. .