b'AJOT.COMTERMINAL OPERATORS, CHASSIS MANAGEMENT & DRAYAGE 9Harbor truckers support law suit challengingCanadas proposed anti-scab Californias advanced clean fleets rule legislation stirs controversyMattSchrap,CEOofCaliforniasHarborTruckingAssociation(HTA),isPort of Montreal could be in the crosshairs of the on the front line of the States attempt to introduce a zero emission rule fornew legislation.trucks in 2024a rule with implementation less than two months away. By Leo Ryan, AJOTBy Stas Margaronis, AJOTTheCanadiangovern- (summer 2023) and Montreal menthasintroducedlegisla- (2020and2021)disrupted On October 17th, the Cali- AirResourcesBoardwebsite:tureZEVtrucksstartingintionwhichproposestobanbillionsofdollarsoftrade forniaTruckingAssocia- TheAdvancedCleanFleetsthe 2036 model year. the use of replacement work- and wreaked havoc on supply tion (CTA) filed a federal lawsuit(ACF) Regulation is the latestSchrapnotedthatiftheers during a strike or lockoutchains.Today,80longshore seekingtoblockenforcementdevelopment in CARBs decadesCTAlawsuitfailstowininfederallyregulatedsec- workers have been locked out of the California Air Resourceslong history of setting increas- aninjunctionthennonewtorsincludingports,railwaybyemployersatthePortof BoardsAdvancedCleaningly stringent emission stan- diesel or internal combustiontransportation,banking,andQuebecsinceSeptemberof Fleetsregulationthatwoulddardsformobilesources(engines)canenterintothetelecommunications. The long- last year. Perrin Beatty, Presi-requiremotorcarriersoperat- that are needed to protect thedrayagestatewidebegin- anticipatedinitiativelatelastdent of the Canadian Cham-inginthestatetotransitionpublic health and welfare ofning in 2024.weekdrewrapidapprovalber of Commerce, has pointed theirtruckstozero-emissionCalifornians. The ACF Regu- from labour union circles butoutthat,thoughrarelyused, vehicles beginning as soon aslation requires fleets that aree leCtriCt ruCkSn ot sharp criticism from industryreplacementworkerspermit next year. well suited for electrificationa fforDablea nD groupsrangingfromsmallorganizationsinsectorslike AccordingtoTransporttotransitiontozero-emis- C hargingi Sl iMiteD business to manufacturers andtrucking, rail, ports, telecom, Topics,thelawsuitasksthesion vehicles (ZEV) throughSchrapsaysthattodaygrain exporters. and air to preserve critical ser-federal court to grant a prelim- requirements to both phase-inelectric trucks are not afford- Inthepastfewyears,vices. TheCanadianFedera-inaryandpermanentinjunc- the use of ZEVs for targetedableandtruckchargingisunionizeddockerstrikesattion of Independent Business tionbarringCARBfromfleetsandrequirementsthat(SUPPORTcontinued onthe British Colombia ports of(CONTROVERSYcontin-implementing or enforcing themanufacturers only manufac- page 15) Vancouver and Prince Rupertued on page 10)regulation in any way.In a note to its members, CTACEOEricSauersaid thelawsuitisaimedatfed-erallawviolations,includ-ing conflicts with the Federal Clean Air ActandtheFed- Speed and Serviceeral Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994.In an interview with AJOT, MattSchrap,CEOforthe Harbor Trucking Association (HTA),supportsthelaw- Were already known for our operational excellence and world-class customer service. suit and warns that the newNowthePortofLongBeachisexpandingrail,electricanddigitalinfrastructureto Californiazeroemission rulewillpreventtruckersincrease speed to market and weather changes in the supply chain.from buying new trucks with internal combustion engines by January 1, 2024.Matt Schrap, CEO, HTACta l awSuitC oulDD elayn ewr ulei MpleMentationSchraptoldAJOTthat the California Trucking Asso-ciationlawsuitcouldstop implementationofthenew rules: The California Truck-ingAssociationfiledtheir complaint against the State of Californiainwhichthesuitalleges theres a violation of the Clean Air Act. So, the assertionisthateffectivelythe CARB (California Air ResourcesBoard)didnot followenoughprocesses they did not follow all of the processesnecessarytohave alegalrulebaseduponthe Clean Air Act authority thats been provided to them. They didntfollowthesteps Theres all sorts of things that they needed to do that effec-tively they did not do in put-tingforthandadoptingthe Advanced Clean Fleets rule.According to the California'