Under the second phase of California’s Clean Truck Program, on April 1, 2022, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will begin implementing a Clean Truck Fund (CTF) Rate with the goal of generating funds to encourage the adoption and deployment of clean trucks and achieve a zero-emission drayage truck fleet by 2035.
CLEAN TRUCK FUND RATE
Effective April 1, 2022, $10 per TEU ($20 for containers longer than 20 feet) will be charged on loaded import and export containers hauled by trucks, with exemptions provided for containers hauled by low nitrogen-oxide (NOx) or zero-emission (ZE) trucks.
EXEMPTION DETAILS
According to the Clean Air Action Plan Fact Sheet:
- Containers hauled by ZE trucks will be permanently exempt from the rate.
- Low-NOx trucks will have limited exemptions out to certain dates depending on the port the truck visits, varying by port as below:
- At POLA, low-NOx trucks registered in the PDTR and placed into service by Dec. 31, 2022, will receive an exemption through Dec. 31, 2027.
- At POLB, low-NOx trucks purchased prior to Nov. 8, 2021, that remain with the original owner will be exempt through Dec. 31, 2034.
- Low-NOx trucks that are purchased and registered in the PDTR by Dec. 31, 2022, or that are purchased by July 31, 2022, and registered in the PDTR within 30 days of delivery, will receive an exemption at POLB through Dec. 31, 2031.
- To receive an exemption, trucks must be registered at the Terminal Access Center to confirm the truck status before April 1, 2022.
- Terminal Access Center Location:
1265 Harbor Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 - Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Call the TAC helpline to schedule an appointment at 866-721-5686.
- Terminal Access Center Location:
Fact sheet/overview on Clean Truck Fund rate collection, beginning April 1, 2022.
The resolution setting the CTF rate was adopted by the ports’ Boards of Harbor Commissioners in March 2020. The tariffs implementing the CTF rate collection were approved in November 2021.
Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs), or their authorized agents, are responsible for paying the CTF rate. Each port’s tariff includes a provision prohibiting the CTF rate being paid by truck drivers.
To pay, the BCO or agent must log into the PortCheck system and clear the containers prior to pick up or drop-off by the drayage truck. The CTF rate web portal will be connected to the existing PierPass system.
Tutorials, user manuals, and step-by-step presentations on how to pay the CTF rate, are available at cleanairactionplan.org/strategies/trucks.
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