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The action was taken following a similar move by the California Air Resources Board regarding statewide rules for drayage trucks.
The Board approved a limited exemption of the pending deadline until April, allowing some older trucks to operate past January 1, 2010 if their replacements have been ordered, but not received, under government incentive programs. The action was taken following a similar move by the California Air Resources Board regarding statewide rules for drayage trucks.
Trucks with 1993 engines or older will be banned from entering Port terminals starting on the first of the year. Trucks with engine model years 1994 to 2003 will be allowed access only if equipped with approved diesel emission control systems.
The program has already replaced most of the fleet servicing the Port with cleaner, less polluting trucks. By January 1 an estimated 8,000 dirty trucks will have been forever banned from the Port of Long Beach.
Although the new ban will still go into effect on January 1, an estimated 1,300 new trucks receiving government incentive grants, such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District's Proposition 1B program, will not be ready for delivery before the end of the year.
For trucking companies who are awaiting these new trucks, the deadline is now extended to April 30, 2010. Trucking companies who have signed contracts for new trucks under these grant programs will be allowed to operate their older trucks until the new deadline or when their new trucks are available, whichever comes first.
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