Diesel trucks serving the Port of Long Beach are bound by California Air Resources Board five-minute idling limits and Port Clean Air Action Plan rules, which restrict heavy-duty engine idling near terminals, schools, and residential receptors throughout the city.
Under California Code of Regulations Title 13 section 2485, heavy-duty diesel trucks generally cannot idle more than five minutes anywhere in the state. The Port of Long Beach reinforces this through its Clean Air Action Plan, jointly run with the Port of Los Angeles, which restricts truck idling at terminal gates and queues. Long Beach enforcement leverages Port security staff, the Long Beach Health Department, and CARB inspectors. Drayage trucks must also meet zero-emission targets under the Clean Truck Program, with progressively tightening engine standards.
Idling beyond five minutes can result in CARB fines often starting around three hundred dollars per occurrence and escalating for repeat violators. Port-program violations can cost terminal access for noncompliant carriers.
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