Transportation & Toxics EJ Updates
CARB’s Transportation and Toxics Division appreciates your interest and participation in Listening Sessions and Capacity Building Sessions. We’ve discussed several topics during the sessions and are providing updates on current programs.
If you are interested in discussing the below items with CARB staff, contact Amanda Anderson at (279) 208-7163.
Freight Transport
CARB is working with agency partners and stakeholders to implement a broad program that includes regulations, incentives, and policies designed to support the transformation to a more sustainable freight system and reduce community impacts from freight operations in California.
2022 Amendments to the Transport Refrigeration Unit Airborne Toxic Control Measure (TRU ATCM) – Part 1
In February 2022, CARB adopted amendments to the TRU ATCM to achieve additional emission and health risk reductions from diesel-powered TRUs. The amendments focus on transitioning truck TRUs to zero-emission technology and include California's first zero-emission off-road fleet requirement. The effective date of the 2022 Amendments is October 1, 2022.
Contact the TRU program at arber@arb.ca.gov or at the TRU ARBER Helpline at (888) 878-2826.
2022 TRU Part 2 Technology Assessment
CARB staff developed the 2022 TRU Technology Assessment to understand the current and projected development of zero-emission technologies for non-truck TRUs (trailer TRUs, domestic shipping container TRUs, railcar TRUs, and TRU generator sets), which will help support efforts to meet CARB’s long-term air quality and climate change goals.
- The 2022 TRU Technology Assessment posted October 2022
- Staff plan to start the development of this second rulemaking in 2023 for anticipated Board consideration in 2026
- If you would like to receive TRU updates, including future rule making activities, you can subscribe here
Contact the TRU program at arber@arb.ca.gov or at the TRU ARBER Helpline at (888) 878-2826.
Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation – Proposed Drayage Truck Requirements
New drayage truck requirements were proposed as part of the regulatory package for the ACF Regulation. The goal of this regulation is to achieve a zero-emission truck and bus California fleet by 2045 everywhere feasible and significantly earlier for certain market segments such as last mile delivery and drayage applications. Staff will return for a second Board hearing with a final proposal in Spring 2023.
Contact the ZEV program team at zevfleet@arb.ca.gov.
Proposed In-Use Locomotive Regulation
CARB is developing a regulation to reduce criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gas emissions for locomotives in-use. The proposed regulation was presented to the Board in November 2022. Staff will return for a second Board hearing with a final proposal Spring 2023.
Contact Reducing Rail Emissions program at freight@arb.ca.gov.
Toxics Talks
- Commercial Harbor Craft Public Meetings
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Workshop Series