Port of L.A. to Vote on Truck Plan
Los Angeles Business Journal Staff The Port of Los Angeles will vote on a truck replacement program that requires motor carriers to hire employee drivers, marking an official break from its sister port in Long Beach. Citing the overwhelming negative health impacts caused by more than 16,000 fume-emitting diesel trucks in the harbor, officials unveiled a final proposal for their long-delayed plan that they say will be sustainable in the long term and improve conditions for low-paid port drivers. “The trucking system serving our ports is broken and cannot be fixed without a major transformation,” said Geraldine Knatz, Los Angeles port executive director, in a statement. “If we don’t create a responsible and financially viable port trucking system, a decade from now we’ll be throwing billions of dollars at this chronic problem once again.” To read this full story from the LA Business Journal, please click here.
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