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The Clean Truck Fund (CTF) tax was created to help fund a changeover to cleaner trucks, collecting up to $90 million in the first year to accelerate the development of zero-emissions technology.

Exemptions to the CTF rate will be initially provided for containers hauled by zero-emission trucks and low-nitrogen oxide-emitting (low-NOx) trucks. For more information about the CTF rate, a joint CTF rate collection fact sheet can be found at this link.

To receive the exemption when the rate collection begins on April 1, all such trucks must be registered as low-NOx or zero emission in the Port Drayage Truck Registry and complete a confirmation inspection. Vehicle confirmation inspections will continue at the TAC on a rolling basis after April 1 as new low-NOx and zero-emission trucks are added to the registry.

PortCheck, a private company, was selected by both ports to collect the tax. Starting April 1, cargo owners or their agents must be registered in the PortCheck system to arrange to pay the CTF rate prior to pick up or drop-off.