Great Dane Trailers

CARB

What is HDV GHG Regulation?
California's plan to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020 includes regulations that could become law in the 4th quarter of 2009 and will impact in-state fleets, as well as out-of-state registered vehicles that travel to and from the state.

This plan, which was approved last year by the Air Resources Board, a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency, requires dry freight and refrigerated trailers to use aerodynamic components and low-rolling resistance tires to help reduce emissions. Reefer trailers must meet additional standards to help lower emissions from refrigeration units.

For more information about the Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation, visit the Air Resources Board website, download a fact sheet from ARB or contact the ARB's diesel hotline at (866) 6DIESEL or by email (8666diesel@arb.ca.gov).

For further information about the specific technologies that have been verified by the SmartWay program, contact the SmartWay Partnership Program's website or email.

* Great Dane Trailers has compiled this information using CARB sources as it relates to trailers only. For the full scope of CARB regulations, please refer to the links on the right of this page.

Applicability

Long-haul heavy-duty vehicles

Box-type trailers - 53' or longer:

·Dry Van
· Refrigerated Van

California and out-of-state registered

Drivers, Owners, Motor Carriers

California-based businesses that ship or receive freight in 53' or longer box-type trailers.

Exemptions

Container chassis

Drop Frame vans

Curtain-side vans

Short Haul Tractor

      · Travels no more than 50,000 annual miles

Local Haul Tractor

      · Operates within 100 mile radius of its local haul base

Short Haul Trailer

      ·A trailer is exempt when it is being pulled by a short or local haul tractor

New Trailer and Existing Trailer Requirements

2011+ MY 53' or longer box-Type Trailer - Compliance Date 1/1/2010 Pre-2011+ MY 53' or longer box-Type Trailer - Compliance Date 1/1/2013*
Trailer Type	Requirement	Aero	Tires
Dry Van	SmartWay Certified Trailer, OR Retrofit with SmartWay	5%	Low Rolling
Refrigerated Van	SmartWay Certified Trailer, OR Retrofit with SmartWay	4%	Low Rolling

*Pre-2011 MY 53-foot or longer box-type trailers (with the exception of certain 2003 to 2008 MY refrigerated-van trailers) must either:
· Meet the same requirements as 2011 and newer MY trailers by December 31, 2012,
· Choose a compliance schedule based on fleet size and prepare and submit the appropriate compliance plan which allows them to phase-in their compliance over time.

Existing Trailer Compliance Schedule

Large fleets that operate 53-foot box-type trailers in California have until Aug. 1, 2011 to extend their date for compliance with the state’s Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation. Fleets with 21 or more 53-foot trailers must register their trailers online (https://secure.arb.ca.gov/ssltrucrs/trucrs_reporting/reporting.php) and submit a plan that includes the list of trailers in their fleet and the scheduled percentage to be brought into compliance each year. This phase-in option allows fleets up to five years from 2011 through 2015 to phase-in compliance for their California-bound trailers. Instructions on submitting plans can be found here (hdghg large fleets). The table below shows the percentage of the fleet must be brought into compliance with the GHG regulation and by when.

Small fleets consisting of 20 or fewer trailers can also register and submit compliance plans for their 2010 and older model year trailers by July 1, 2012 to extend their compliance deadlines as well. For more information, click here. (hdghg small fleets).

See phase-in compliance schedules for both large and small fleets below:

Phase-In Compliance Schedule
Fleet Size	Date Percent of Fleet is Required to Comply
1 to 20	12/31/11	12/31/12	12/31/13	12/31/14	12/31/15	12/31/16	12/31/17
1 to 20				25%	50%	75%	100%
21+
21+		20%	40%	60%	80%	100%

* 100 percent of fleets of up to 20 vehicles must be in compliance by December 31, 2017. Fleets of 21 or more vehicles must be 100 percent compliant by December 31, 2016.

Refrigerated Fleet Compliance Provision

A Refrigerated trailer owner may bring 2003 through 2008 model year 53’ or longer into compliance(*).

Refrigerated Fleet Compliance Deadlines
Compliance Deadlines	Affected Trailer Model Years
December 31, 2017	2003, 2004
December 31, 2018	2005, 2006
December 31, 2019	2007, 2008

*2003 to 2008 MY refrigerated-van trailers equipped with 2003 or subsequent MY transport refrigeration units have a compliance phase-in between 2017 and 2019.