Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Fund Nearly 800 Drayage Trucks through HVIP

October 18, 2024

Initial $60 million in HVIP-stacked incentives has been fully subscribed; HVIP funds are still available, and additional Port funds may be announced later this year.

Since November 2023, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) have partnered with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to rapidly increase deployments of zero-emission drayage trucks at the nation’s busiest port complex.

Through the ports’ Clean Truck Fund, POLA and POLB invested a combined $60 million in point-of-sale purchase incentives via CARB’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), leveraging the streamlined voucher management processes administered for HVIP by CALSTART. Port incentives were $100,000 per truck for fleets size 20 and smaller and $75,000 per truck for fleets larger than 20, in addition to the existing HVIP drayage voucher amount of $150,000 per truck.

Although more than $50 million still remains to be requested via HVIP’s Drayage Truck Set-Aside, voucher enhancements funded by the Ports have now been fully subscribed, and as such, the Ports’ stacked incentive program has been closed. Additional Port funds may be announced later this year.For more information, contact [email protected]. For ongoing updates about available HVIP drayage funds and other types of HVIP incentives, visit californiahvip.org/funding.

About the Port of Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles is North America’s leading trade gateway and has ranked as the No. 1 container port in the United States for 24 consecutive years. In 2023, the Port generated $292 billion in trade and handled a total of 8.6 million container units, sustaining its top rank among U.S. ports. The Port remains focused on community investment, commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership, workforce development, and infrastructure improvement. San Pedro Bay port complex operations and commerce facilitate one in nine jobs across the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura.

About the Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach is a global leader in green port initiatives and top-notch customer service, moving cargo with reliability, speed and efficiency. As the premier U.S. gateway for trans-Pacific trade, the Port handles trade valued at $200 billion annually and supports 2.6 million jobs across the United States, including 575,000 in Southern California. In 2024, industry leaders named it “The Best West Coast Seaport in North America” for the sixth consecutive year. During the next 10 years, the Port is planning $2.3 billion in capital improvements aimed at enhancing capacity, competitiveness and sustainability