Doomsday looming for many truckers at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports
A day of reckoning this New Year’s. That’s because Jan. 1 is the day new clean-air guidelines go into effect at the ports, banning all pre-1994 trucks — as well as 1994-2003 rigs that have not been retrofitted with costly diesel particulate filters.
The bans are part of the much-acclaimed “clean trucks” initiative that authorities say has already cut toxic emissions about 70% since its introduction in October 2008 at the nation’s busiest harbor complex. Parallel state clean-air regulations also go into effect Jan. 1.
The bans are part of the much-acclaimed “clean trucks” initiative that authorities say has already cut toxic emissions about 70% since its introduction in October 2008 at the nation’s busiest harbor complex. Parallel state clean-air regulations also go into effect Jan. 1.
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