San Pedro Bay ports release final drayage truck feasibility assessment

October 17, 2025 — The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the current state and overall feasibility of using cleaner drayage truck technologies to help reduce air pollution in the San Pedro Bay ports complex and reach the ambitious zero-emissions (ZE) goals adopted in the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update.

To support the transition to a ZE drayage truck fleet, the ports implemented the Clean Truck Fund Rate, collecting $10 per twenty-foot equivalent unit from diesel trucks calling at the ports beginning in April 2022. A portion of the funding is allocated through CALSTART to help incentivize the purchase of ZE drayage trucks. The ports have also allocated funding to other programs, including partnering with state and local agencies, such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee, and California Air Resources Board, to leverage additional funding for ZE freight movement and accelerate regional deployment of ZE trucks and the necessary associated regional infrastructure using these funds.

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