CRT Announces National Green Port Trucks Partnership with U.S. EPA SmartWay Program
August 25, 2009
The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) announced today that it has formed a partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) SmartWay Transport Program to help develop a national SmartWay certification program and rating system for port drayage activities.
CRT also announced today that it has been officially certified by the U.S. EPA as a SmartWay Transport Partnership Affiliate member.
"I commend the Coalition for Responsible Transportation for their leadership in promoting sustainable transportation practices through the SmartWay Transport Partnership", said Margo T. Oge, Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality for the U.S. EPA. "This demonstrates a commitment to a cleaner environment and more secure energy supply."
Three CRT Members Win Clean Air Awards
August 6, 2009
Three members of CRT were chosen this week as recipients of the second annual San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan Air Quality Awards at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The award program recognizes Southern California maritime-related companies for taking extraordinary steps to slash air pollution from their business operations.
The award recipients were: Total Transportation Solutions, Inc., Yusen Terminals Inc. (YTI), a subsidiary of CRT-member NYK Line, and International Transportation Service (ITS), a subsidiary of CRT-member “K” Line.
NY-NJ Port Funds Truck Replacement
Program meets with support from shippers, carriers
Joseph Bonney | Jul 24, 2009 12:54PM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized $28 million to help truckers finance the replacement of up to 636 of the oldest, most polluting trucks serving the port.
New York-New Jersey officials hope their plan will help the port avoid the kind of controversy that has accompanied clean-air initiatives in Los Angeles and Long Beach, where litigation resulted from the ports’ requirements that truckers obtain operating concessions.
Peter Keller, chief operating officer of NYK Line (Americas), commended New York-New Jersey officials for working with the private sector to reduce pollution from trucks. Keller is a leader in the Coalition for Responsible Transportation, which has led a private-sector initiative that has led to the replacement of 4,000 older trucks at Southern California ports.
CRT Testifies Before Port of Oakland Commissioners in Support of Clean Truck Plan
June 2, 2009
CRT and a number of its member companies today testified before the Oakland Board of Harbor Commissioners to express our full commitment to meeting the air quality goals that have been adopted by the Port through the Maritime Air Quality Improvement Program. We recognize that, as members of the Oakland Port community, it is imperative that we work collaboratively with the Port and our community in order to minimize health risks from diesel pollution.
CRT Testifies Before California Legislature's Select Committee on Ports
May 27, 2009
At the invitation of Committee Chairwoman Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), CRT Executive Director James Jack testified today before a hearing of the California State Assembly Select Committee on Ports.
Excerpts from CRT Executive Director James Jack's testimony:
"The environmental needs facing our Ports have reached a critical stage that requires immediate action from all goods movement stakeholders, including the private sector. I am pleased to be here today to report to the Committee that the private sector members of CRT are answering that challenge, and are investing millions of dollars in the deployment of new, clean equipment in partnership with the state and our local Ports.
We support the Port’s adoption of hard targets for emission reduction goals through implementation of an aggressive timeline for the phase-out of high polluting diesel trucks servicing the Port. This timeline will ensure that quantifiable air quality benefits are met while allowing private industry a reasonable amount of time to procure compliant equipment. "
Drayage Hits Turning Point
by Bill Mongelluzzo, Journal of Commerce
May 18, 2009
Excerpts from article:
"A private sector approach to clean trucks programs, such as the model developed by the Coalition for Responsible Transportation in Los Angeles-Long Beach, could emerge at other ports."
CRT Participates in Clean Air Press Conference at Port of Oakland
April 22, 2009
At the invitation of Port of Oakland Executive Director Omar Benjamin, CRT participated today in a news conference at the Port of Oakland to to announce the Port's $650 million Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (MAQIP) to clean up the air at the Oakland seaport.
The primary theme of the event was to showcase the fact that the Port and all of its partners –tenants, customers, trucking, shipping and rail and other public agencies – are working together collaboratively to take proactive steps to reduce Port pollution.
CRT Executive Director James Jack spoke at the news conference in support of the collaborative effort that CRT and the Port have engaged in to support clean air goals. See picture below:
CRT Testifies in Support of Clean Truck Program at Ports of Seattle and Tacoma
March 31, 2009
Today CRT and its member companies testified in support of adoption of the Port of Seattle and Tacoma Clean Truck Program for striking the delicate balance of improving the air quality in the Georgia Basin-Puget
Sound region without adversely impacting the flow of commerce through the Port.
CRT commended the superb job that Ports have done in facilitating a meaningful dialog with Port stakeholders, and for distilling the myriad suggestions from those stakeholders into a prudent and viable framework for dramatically reducing port-related air emissions from
the drayage truck fleet that serves the Port.
CRT Featured at Faster Freight Cleaner Air Conference
March 24, 2009
Today CRT joined government officials, environmental representatives, and leaders from the goods movement industry at the annual Faster Freight Cleaner Air Conference to discuss developments in the premier national conference on goods movement and air quality
CRT Executive Director James Jack delivered a presentation before the FFCA General Session entitled "How Cleaner Trucks are Delivering a Cleaner Tomorrow" which highlighted the shipping community's efforts to finance and deploy clean trucks in support of improving air quality at our nations ports. See picture below:
