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Here we keep up to date on the latest news regarding the Port of Long Beach's Clean Truck Program.
- Maritime Commission Stalls Clean Trucks
Long Beach Denounces FMC Refusal to Allow Truck Replacement Fee - (Long Beach, CA) - The Federal Maritime Commission has posed more questions about the Clean Trucks Program, delaying for at least another 45 days the nation's busiest seaports -- the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles -- from collecting a fee needed to finance the replacement of thousands of polluting cargo trucks. Continue Reading...
- Truck fee collection at SoCal ports to start Nov. 17
- Marine terminal operators in the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said Thursday they will begin collecting fees on Nov. 17 to subsidize the ports’ clean truck program. Continue Reading...
- Clean Trucks Fee Begins Nov. 17
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Only trucks with RFID tags will be allowed access starting Nov. 10
The Port of Long Beach will launch a major phase in its Clean Trucks Program, shifting to an electronic gate reader system on November 10, and beginning the assessment of a Clean Trucks Fee on container cargo on November 17 to fund the replacement of polluting trucks with a fleet of new clean trucks. Continue Reading...
- FMC to seek changes in LA-Long Beach truck plan
- 10/30/08 The Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday announced that it will file a complaint with the U.S. District Court in Washington concerning certain elements of the Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-truck programs that the commission believes could result in a reduction in service and increase in drayage rates in the harbor. Continue Reading...
- FMI International Completes Concession Agreements to Comply With Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for Clean Truck Program
- 9/26/08 Effective October 1, 2008, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will implement the Clean Truck Program by restricting all pre-1989 trucks from entering the ports. FMI International has been monitoring the program closely and has taken all the necessary actions to comply with the ports' Clean Truck requirements and allow for continued movement of our customers' cargo. Continue Reading...