Oakland bans dirty trucks

According to Port of Oakland executive director Omar Benjamin, “We are going above and beyond the state regulations by putting into effect a very tough truck ban. This will make a significant difference in cleaning up the air for Oakland and the region.”

Oakland’s drayage truck ban goes well beyond the requirements of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations by establishing a turn-away requirement for non-compliant trucks at the Port.

The truck ban will require port operators to deny entry to drayage trucks, with very limited exceptions, for those who cannot demonstrate compliance with the CARB January 2010 clean trucks deadline.