{"id":659,"date":"2026-06-26T10:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-long-beach-puts-4-8m-behind-zero-emission-trucking\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:22:33","slug":"port-of-long-beach-puts-4-8m-behind-zero-emission-trucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-long-beach-puts-4-8m-behind-zero-emission-trucking\/","title":{"rendered":"Port of Long Beach puts $4.8m behind zero-emission trucking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px;line-height:30px\">\n<p>The Port of Long Beach has launched a Zero-Emission Truck Early Leaders <\/p>\n<p>Award.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1782437308850206-1.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Long Beach puts $4.8m behind zero-emission trucking\" title=\"Port of Long Beach puts $4.8m behind zero-emission trucking\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding:20px 0px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The programme reportedly offers one-time payments totalling up to $4.8 <\/p>\n<p>million to trucking companies that were among the first to deploy zero-emission <\/p>\n<p>vehicles at its marine terminals.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Eligibility was determined using truck activity data recorded between <\/p>\n<p>January 2024 and December 2025, with up to 43 companies qualifying.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Those averaging more than 50 trips up to 200 trips per zero-emission truck <\/p>\n<p>stand to receive up to $8,000 per vehicle, while trucks averaging more than 200 <\/p>\n<p>trips are eligible for up to $10,000 each.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To secure payment, companies must keep their zero-emission trucks <\/p>\n<p>registered in the Port Drayage Truck Registry and maintain fleet activity levels <\/p>\n<p>consistent with their previous performance between July and December 2026. Any <\/p>\n<p>reduction in fleet average will result in a prorated award.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Officer, said: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cZero-emissions trucks can cost more than twice the equivalent diesel model. <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re also essential to reach our goal of becoming the world\u2019s first <\/p>\n<p>carbon-free port.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Zero-Emission Truck Early Leaders Award is our way of rewarding the <\/p>\n<p>early adopters for their commitment to our vision for tomorrow and for making <\/p>\n<p>significant and principled investments in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Frank Colonna, Long Beach Harbor Commission President, added: \u201cThese early <\/p>\n<p>leaders are faced with regulatory uncertainty and the challenges coming with new <\/p>\n<p>technologies, such as limited infrastructure and fuel supply. This is a <\/p>\n<p>recognition from a thankful port of our trucking partners using zero-emission <\/p>\n<p>trucks despite those challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The programme, approved by the Long Beach Harbor Commission, will draw on <\/p>\n<p>Clean Truck Fund rate revenue.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Qualifying companies will receive an acknowledgement letter and must <\/p>\n<p>confirm compliance through activity data. Payments are scheduled for early 2027, <\/p>\n<p>following verification of operations through the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The award follows a separate initiative announced last month, in which the <\/p>\n<p>Port of Long Beach offered a $1 million prize for the first oceangoing vessel to <\/p>\n<p>commercially refuel at its harbour with methanol, as part of efforts to <\/p>\n<p>accelerate the maritime sector\u2019s transition to cleaner fuels.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Port of Long Beach has launched a Zero-Emission Truck Early Leaders Award.The programme reportedly offers one-time payments totalling up to $4.8 million to trucking companies that were among the first to deploy zero-emission vehicles at its marine terminals.Eligibility was determined using tr&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}