A Clean Truck Fee is an environmental freight charge connected to port drayage programmes that aim to reduce emissions from trucks serving marine terminals. At the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Clean Truck Program and related Clean Truck Fund Rate support cleaner drayage operations and the transition to lower-emission or zero-emission vehicles. The fee may apply to certain loaded containers depending on port rules, truck eligibility, exemptions, and current programme requirements.
The Clean Truck Fee (CTF) is a surcharge applied at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to fund the Clean Trucks Program, which incentivizes the replacement of older, high-emission drayage trucks.
- Applied per container movement in and out of the port complex
- Rates vary by container size and direction
- Revenue funds grants and incentives for truckers purchasing compliant trucks
Include the Clean Truck Fee in total port handling cost calculations.
For related logistics context, see glossary entries on Pier Pass Fee, Alameda Corridor Surcharge (ACS), Drayage, and Carbon Tax Surcharge.
