Public may submit feedback through July 17 on effort to cut emissions

The public is invited to comment on a draft 2024 feasibility assessment of cleaner drayage truck technologies needed to help the San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reduce air pollution and reach the ambitious zero-emissions goals adopted in the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update.

Previous assessments were conducted in 2018 and 2021. The studies examine the current state of technology, operational characteristics, economic considerations, infrastructure availability and commercial readiness related to zero-emissions drayage trucks. 

The draft 2024 feasibility assessment is available on the CAAP website, posted here. 

Comments on the 2024 draft feasibility assessment for drayage trucks will be accepted through July 17 and can be emailed to [email protected]. 

The 2017 CAAP established goals of zero-emissions trucks by 2035 and zero-emissions terminal equipment by 2030. As part of this strategy, the Ports committed to developing feasibility assessments every three years for drayage trucks and terminal equipment to inform the ports’ approach to meeting those goals. 

To support the transition to a zero-emissions drayage truck fleet, the Ports implemented the Clean Truck Fund Rate, collecting $10 per twenty-foot equivalent unit from diesel trucks calling at the ports. Collection began on April 1, 2022, and funding is made available through CALSTART to help incentivize the purchase of zero-emission drayage trucks. The Ports have also partnered with state and local agencies, such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee, and California Air Resources Board to leverage additional funding for zero emission freight movement and accelerate regional deployment of zero-emission trucks and the necessary associated regional infrastructure using these funds.