JBk '-'n'tec' States Environmental Protection ^*^¦1 M * Agency 2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Sample Drayage Guidelines This is only an EXAMPLE of what your drayage truck operating guidelines might look like. Any dates, model years, number of trips, program agreement specifications, and other requirements shown below are FOR EXAMPLE ONLY. Development, monitoring, and enforcement of any guidelines is the responsibility of the grantee or subgrantee administering the funds. The guidelines that you develop for your program must ensure that: • participating vehicles meet the eligibility requirements of the RFA in addition to all program parameters set forth in your project proposal; • the scrapped vehicle has been operated as a drayage truck on a frequent basis in the previous year; and • all drayage trucks purchased with grant funds are operated in a manner consistent with the definition of a drayage truck as defined in the RFA. SAMPLE Guidelines for Current/Old Drayage Truck Operating History To be eligible for replacement of your current drayage truck(s) under this program, the following criteria must be satisfied: 1. You must own a heavy-duty Class 8b truck(s) equipped with an engine Model Year XXXX or older with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of at least 33,001 pounds. 2. You must have a history of operating the drayage truck(s) at the Port for at least XXXX. Provide documentation that during that the truck(s) made approximately XXXX trips to one or more of the Port terminals annually. 3. You must hold a valid and current vehicle registration and driver's license issued in the United States. You must have proof that your existing truck has been covered for primary liability insurance over the last year. SAMPLE Guidelines for Replacement/New Drayage Truck Operation To be eligible to receive funding for the purchase of newer drayage truck(s) under this program, the following criteria must be satisfied: 1. You must replace your older truck with a newer truck that it is equipped with a Model Year 2016 or newer EPA emission-compliant engine. 2. You must agree to scrap your current/old truck, equipped with an engine Model Year XXXX or older. 3. You must use your replacement/newer drayage truck(s) to continue regularly performing drayage at the Port, approximately XXXX trips per year, for the length of your program agreement (XXXX years). 4. You must periodically submit maintenance records to prove that you are properly maintaining the replacement/newer truck(s). 5. You must agree to provide annual updates and records on the use, registration, insurance, and maintenance of your replacement/newer drayage truck(s) for X years. E P A-420-B-24-021 Office of Transportation and Air Quality March 2024 ------- |