The Port of Los Angeles is offering $5 million in incentives for zero-emission trucks to operate at the facility, officials announced Tuesday.
The voucher program provides $150,000 in funding for eligible zero-emission truck purchases that serve the San Pedro port complex. It will be allocated from the Clean Truck Fund, which was enacted by the port in April.
The port is expected to see its first such trucks in operation next year.
“Our port does more than drive America’s economy forward — it shows the world how environmental stewardship and economic prosperity can go hand-in-hand,” Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. “As we continue to move record cargo, the need for zero-emission solutions has never been more clear.”
The Clean Truck Fund, expected to generate $45 million annually, receives allocations via the collection of $10 per Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit from cargo owners of loaded containers that enter and exit the port.
The voucher process will go through the state’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, and funding is issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
“We’re pleased to start investing the Clean Truck Fund dollars that we’ve been collecting since April and use them toward a zero-emissions future,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. “This is the first of many funding initiatives that the Port of Los Angeles has planned as we help begin the transition to the cleanest trucks in the world.”