The California Air Resources Board is best known in the trucking industry for setting emissions standards for commercial motor vehicles operating in the state of California. The next deadline for CARB-compliant upgrades is in 2014, and to help truckers meet their requirements, CARB is giving away $80 million to small fleets and owner operators so that they can upgrade their vehicles.
CARB has acknowledged that the next round of standards call for upgrades that small fleets or owner operators may find it difficult to afford. Todd Sax, assistant chief of CARB’s Mobile Source Control Division says that “while we’re looking at ways to expand incentive funding… it’s hard to comply with this rule, we realize.”
In order to be eligible to receive a chunk of change from CARB, you must be either an owner operator or own a fleet of between 1 and 3 trucks.
According to the program guidelines, you must:
– Meet the definition of a “Small Business” as defined by the state of California.
– Move goods as part of a sales transaction.
– Commit to at least 50 percent of travel within the four California trade corridors.
– Be equipped with a 2006 or older model year, diesel powered engine.
The deadline to apply is December 12th, so if you need help getting CARB compliant, apply now!
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Scott Sr. says
It’ll help some companies but didn’t the def and dpf motors come in 2009?
Stan says
dpf was 07/08 def was 2011 on.
Scott Sr. says
Thanks Stan for Clarifying that for me but at least I was in the ballpark lol I may be a third generation driver but from 2002 to 2010 I was a bit out of the loop. My mom stopped driving in 1992, my uncle in 2001, my mothers fiance in 2002 and my late grandfather also in 2002. I started in 2011 at the ripe age of 23, I think lol.
Douglas Kirk says
So once again the article doesn’t say what the 2014 requirement is. Carb officials state that their regs are hard ti comply with- further proof that they live in a fantasy world.
Brian says
“Move goods as part of a sales transaction.”
What does that mean?!
Steve Joramo says
Doesn’t do anything for me. put on about 18% of my miles in Cali. Actually, I have a 96 with a 95 motor and I think I’m ok until 2016.
Wendy says
Can anybody let me know where do we apply? Or how to apply?
Thank you
arthur says
they also don’t tell you that if you live in cali but don’t have cali plates the don’t help you