The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recommends thattransport refrigeration unit (TRU or reefer) owners take action to plan and order compliance options to ensure TRU model year 2006 engines (or units manufactured in 2006) comply with in-use performance standards by the end of 2013.
All model year 2005 and older TRU engines (or units manufactured in 2005 or earlier) should be in compliance now. Trailer manufacture year and in-service dates are not used to determine compliance dates. Non-compliant model year 2005 and older TRU engines/units must not be operated in California unless they are brought into compliance immediately.
For model year 2006 engines/units, purchase orders must be placed in the next few months for in-use TRU compliance technology to qualify for a compliance extension. The TRU regulation allows compliance extensions if delivery or installation is delayed. To qualify for extensions, the TRU must be registered in CARB’s Equipment Registration (ARBER) system and purchase orders must be placed early enough to take into account delivery, installation, holiday, and year-end lead times. Purchase order deadlines are:
•For engine repowers and TRU replacements—By the end of August, or four months ahead of the compliance deadline.
•For verified diesel particulate filter retrofits—By the end of October, or two months ahead of the compliance deadline.
For model year 2006 engines/units, owners must make a good-faith effort to comply by the end of 2013. If in-use compliance cannot be achieved by Dec 31, 2013, due to delays in delivery or installation, reefer owners may apply for a compliance extension.
To qualify for an in-use compliance extension, the reefer must be registered in ARBER, purchase orders must be placed by the purchase order deadlines listed above, and a compliance extension application with attached supporting documentation must be received at CARB by Dec 31, 2013.
To obtain general information about the TRU regulation, accesswww.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru/tru.htm.
For details about in-use performance standard compliance, registration in ARBER, or in-use compliance extensions, call the TRU Help Line at 1-888-878-2826 or call 1-916-327-8737.
