LA ports clean-trucks program delayed by Feds

The Los Angeles Times updates the story about the L.A. and Long Beach ports adoption of clean-trucks - which now is under a federal inquiry that could push back its October 1 launch.

A nine-page request for information issued by the Federal Maritime Commission questions the ports' landmark clean-truck program, scheduled to start next month:

"The agency could go to federal court to block implementation if it doesn't like the answers.

At issue is the first effort by a major U.S. seaport to reduce diesel truck emissions by banning the oldest trucks that move cargo to and from the docks. The Port of Los Angeles program would require the creation of trucking companies or concessions to hire drivers who now operate as independent owner operators."

Read the full story: Federal inquiry could delay clean-trucks program