CARB sets stricter reefer trucking standards

Monday, November 05, 2012

Stricter regulations on refrigerated containers hauled by trucks will go into effect on Jan. 1, according to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state’s air emission regulatory agency. The regulations will require that any brokers, freight forwarders, shippers, and receivers to hire, or contract with, only carriers compliant with CARB’s regulations on emissions from reefer boxes. The regulation requires carriers to use a transport refrigeration units (TRU) that give in...

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