ARB provides more funding for small fleet retrofits!

Good news for small fleet owners and operators. The California Air Resources Board has $28 million in grants monies available through its Voucher Incentive Program (VIP). This funding is designated to help independent truckers and small fleet owners replace or retrofit older, diesel trucks before California’s regulatory deadlines.
Just a few of the facts you need to know about this program:

• funding is only available for small fleets: One to Three trucks
• diesel particulate filters must be installed on non-compliant older vehicles by 2011
• VIP grants of up to $10,000 per truck are available for trucks that aren't too close to retirement.
• trucks to receive DPF retrofit money must have a 2004-2006 model year diesel engine.
• vehicles must have a gross weight of at least 19,501 pounds.
• the vehicles must be registered in California for at least the past two years and must operate 75% of the time within the state.
• minimum vehicle mileage is 15,000 miles per year
• there is help for financing the rest of the retrofit cost, find more information here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/truckstop/funding/loans_fa.htm
• you can get funding even if you are in an urban area
• grant applications are usually approved or denied in 5 business days

The FULL Press Release from CARB is available online.

For more information contact us at 1-877-432-6649 or call the ARB diesel hotline at 866-6DIESEL (866-634-3735) or visit www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop