Several California Air Resources Board compliance deadlines are scheduled to take effect around the new year. Dec. 31, 2009 - Deadline for model-year 2002 and older transport refrigeration units (TRUs) operating in California to reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions by 50 percent either through engine retrofits or replacements, TRU replacements or other CARB-approved methods.
Jan. 1, 2010 - Trucks with pre-1994 engines cannot be legally dispatched to most ports and rail yards in California. Trucks with 1994 to 2003 engines will need to be retrofit with a CARB-verified Level 3 device (85 percent PM control) plus 25 percent NOx control in order to be dispatched to the ports of Los Angeles or Long Beach. Trucks with 1994 to 2003 engines will need to be retrofit with a CARB-verified Level 3 device to be dispatched to all other affected ports or rail yards.
Jan. 1, 2010 - Model-year 2011 53-foot dry van or refrigerated trailers operating in California as well as model-year 2011 sleeper cab tractors pulling these trailers will need to be SmartWaySM certified (or retrofit to SmartWaySM specifications in the case of trailers). Model-year 2011 day cab tractors pulling these trailers must use SmartWaySM certified low-rolling-resistance tires.
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