Drayage Truck Owners: Do you qualify for a gift from CARB?

Drayage truck owners may have an early Christmas present on the way, according to a recent advisory notice from CARB. CARB is granting them a four-month extension on retrofits or replacements for drayage trucks receiving public funding or awaiting private financing. During this time period, these trucks can continue to operate at the ports and rail yards. The extended deadline for this subset is now April 30, 2010. 

Those waiting for public funding, and who qualify for Option A of the extension, will receive a sticker by December 31, 2009 to place on their trucks. The Drayage Truck Registry will also be updated with the appropriate extension information.

Those that qualify must meet the following conditions:

1.) Be a part of the Air Quality Incentive Fund administered by the Prop 1B program or a related program.

2.) Be covered by an incentive program contract dated and in process by December 11, 2009 or have a letter from the district or port indicating the truck has qualified for funding. They must also have submitted a valid purchase order to local agency by December 11, 2009.

If you are waiting for private funding, and want to be eligible for Option B of the extension, you will need to:

1.) Register your truck in the Drayage Truck Registry.

2.) Follow the link to our website and complete the cover sheet.

3.) Provide a copy of a purchase order or other acceptable documentation.

Click here to see the entire CARB announcement .

Confused About CARB Reporting? Here's Record Keeping Checklist for CARB!

If you aren't sure what you need to do in order to keep records up to CARB's reporting standards the section below is for you! We've "reprinted" the record keeping section from CARB's California Code of Regulations below. If you'd like to see the full regulation please click here: http://www.econixdpf.com/images/docs/Public_and_Utility_Fleet_Regulation.pdf

Title 13, California Code of Regulations, sections 2022 and 2022.1

(f) Record Keeping Requirement. A municipality or utility shall maintain the
following records. The municipality or utility shall provide the following records
upon request to an agent or employee of the Air Resources Board for all vehicles
in its total fleet subject to compliance with this regulation.

(1) Records to be Kept For Inspection. Beginning December 31, 2007, the
municipality or utility shall keep the following records either in hard-copy
format or as computer records:

(A) A list by vehicle identification number of vehicles, identifying each
vehicle type; engine manufacturer, model-year, family, and series;
and status as a total fleet or low usage vehicle; and

(B) Correlated to each vehicle, the installed diesel emission control
strategy family name, its serial number, manufacturer, installation
date, and if using a Level 1 or Level 2 verified diesel emission
control strategy, the reason for the choice; and

(C) Records of maintenance for each installed diesel emission control
strategy; and

(D) For fuel or fuel additives used as a diesel emission control strategy,
the most recent two years’ worth of records of purchase that
demonstrate usage; and

(E) For each low usage vehicle, or low-population county low usage
vehicle, its mileage or engine hours as of December 31 of each year
beginning 2007, and records to document its five-year mileage or
engine hours, as of December 31 of each year beginning 2007,
correlated to the vehicle identification information in
paragraph (1)(A) above; and

(F) If a municipality or utility is located in a low-population county or has
been granted low-population county status, documentation affirming
that the vehicle is not operated at any time in a metropolitan
statistical area as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau; and

(G) For each engine for which a municipality or utility is claiming an
extension pursuant to paragraph (d)(4), the retirement date
correlated to the vehicle identification information in
paragraph (1)(A) above; and

(H) For each engine for which a municipality or utility is claiming an
extension pursuant to paragraph (d)(5), the records of the test plan,
including start and end dates of the experiment; diesel emission
control strategy manufacturer name and contact information
(representative, address, and phone number); name and type of
experimental diesel particulate matter emission control strategy; and
targeted data to be generated by experiment and correlated to the
vehicle identification information in paragraph (1)(A) above; and

(I) For each engine for which a municipality or utility located in a lowpopulation
county is following the accelerated turnover path in
Table 3, the date of each engine repower correlated to the vehicle
identification information in paragraph (1)(A) above; and

(J) Records to document the retirement of a vehicle. For each vehicle
or engine to be retired, list the vehicle identification number, engine
manufacturer, model-year, family, and series. For each vehicle that
will be transferred to another fleet in California, include also the
information required by sections 2022.1(f)(1)(B) and a statement of
compliance that the vehicle meets the provisions of
section 2022.1(b). For each vehicle or engine to be retired, provide
the date of retirement, and written confirmation from the recipient of
the retired vehicle or engine that the destination of the vehicle or its
engine meets the requirements of the definition of “retirement” or
“retire” in section 2022(b).

(K) A statement of compliance, prepared beginning December 31, 2007,
and renewed each December 31, thereafter until
December 31, 2012, with low-population counties continuing until
December 31, 2018, certifying that the municipality’s or utility’s
engines are in compliance as required, including the following:
1. “The [insert name of municipality or utility] vehicles at terminal
[insert terminal identification number or address] are in
compliance with title 13, California Code of Regulations,
section 2022.1”; and

2. The municipality’s or utility’s name, address, and business
telephone; and the signature of the municipality’s or utility’s
agent and the date signed.
(2) Inspection of Records at the Terminal. Beginning December 31, 2007, the municipality or utility shall provide to any ARB representative any records required to be maintained by the municipality or utility pursuant to
subsection (f)(1), by appointment, at the terminal where a vehicle normally
resides.

(3) Records Kept in the Vehicle. For each vehicle, beginning
December 31, 2007, the municipality or utility shall keep the following
information in the form of a legible and durable label affixed to the driver’s side door jamb, or another readily accessible location known to the driver
of each vehicle:
(A) For each installed diesel emission control strategy, the diesel
emission control strategy family name as specified in title 13,
California Code of Regulations, section 2706(g)(2), and the
installation date; or

(B) Engine model-year and planned compliance date, and a statement
that the vehicle is following the accelerated turnover option, if
applicable; or

(C) Designation as a low usage vehicle or low-population county low
usage vehicle (as applicable) and the vehicle’s mileage or hours as
of December 31 of each year beginning December 31, 2007; or

(D) Engine model-year and terminal where the vehicle is permanently
housed if the municipality or utility is located in a low-population
county or has been granted low-population county status; or

(E) Engine model-year and retirement date for an engine for which a
municipality or utility is claiming an extension pursuant to
paragraph (d)(4); or

(F) Engine model-year and the beginning and the ending dates for the
test plan of an engine for which a municipality or utility is claiming an
extension pursuant to paragraph (d)(5).

(4) Each municipality or utility shall maintain these records for each vehicle
until it is sold outside of the State of California or is no longer owned or
operated by the municipality or utility. If ownership is transferred, the
seller shall convey these records to the buyer, or a third-party sales
representative.

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