The Port of Los Angeles is offering an incentive of up to $300,000 per vehicle for each battery-electric, Class 8 drayage truck purchased by Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs) currently registered in the port’s Drayage Truck Registry.
Specifically, the port is now seeking proposals for its “Zero-Emission Truck Purchasing Incentive Project” for the purchase of at least 10 electric drayage trucks, capped at a maximum award of $24 million per LMC. Interested applicants can submit contracting questions by July 20, and must submit proposals by December 3.
The project is backed by total available funding of $75 million, with $50 million from the U.S. EPA Clean Ports Program grant award and $25 million from the Port’s Clean Truck Fund Rate.
As part of the U.S. EPA Clean Ports Program, the Port of Los Angeles and Harbor Community Benefit Foundation, in collaboration with marine terminal operator partners APM Terminals, Everport Terminal Services, Fenix Marine Services, TraPac, Inc. and Yusen Terminals LLC, will allocate more than $600 million in grant – and matched – funding toward projects that support the Ports’ goal to transition to 100% ZE terminal operations, while fostering high-quality jobs and public engagement.
