TRUCKING LAWS California Looks to Ban Diesel Trucks at ALL Ports by 2035

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California Looks to Ban Diesel Trucks at Ports by 2035

The goal is to push more than 30,000 trucks to clean energy by 2035, all while forcing owner-operators out of business, especially those that can afford to upgrade to electric trucks.. Trucking industry officials say there is a big gap between the target and the charging infrastructure that barely exists today and would take years to build.

“Nobody is saying we don’t want to move to advanced technology,” said Matt Schrap, chief executive of the Harbor Trucking Association, an advocacy group that represents thousands of the state’s port truckers. Truckers can’t meet the deadline, he said, “because there’s no charging.”​