Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports to Consider Clean Truck Rate

By Karen Robes Meeks

A proposed Clean Truck Rate resolution will be considered by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor boards later this month. If approved, the proposed rate, which is said to help speed up the introduction of cleaner drayage trucks at the twin ports, could be collected as early as the latter half of 2020.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will consider the Clean Truck Rate proposal at a meeting schedule for 9 a.m. on Feb. 20 at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building, 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, Calif., 90731. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners will decide on the Clean Truck Rate proposal on Feb. 24, The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Bob Foster Civic Chambers at Long Beach City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, Calif., 90802.

Both meetings will be on livestream.