The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently extended the reporting deadline for Clean Truck Check, a program designed to reduce air pollution by preventing high-polluting buses or trucks from registering for operation and encouraging the rapid repair of malfunctioning emissions control systems, to Jan. 31.
The extension gives heavy-duty truck owners and operators an extra month to finalize their initial reporting requirement and compliance fee payment for 2023.
Owners are required to report in the new Clean Truck Check-Vehicle Inspection System reporting database.
Reporting requirements apply to vehicles weighing more than 14,000 pounds that are powered by diesel or alternative fuels. It applies to in-state and out-of-state vehicles that travel within California, government vehicles, buses, motor coaches, single vehicle fleets, California-registered motorhomes, and personal vehicles.
When Clean Truck Check is fully implemented, it is projected to cut statewide nitrogen emissions by more than 81 tons daily and particulate matter emissions by 0.7 tons daily in 2037.
In July, owners will be required to report the results of a smog check that ensures that emissions control systems are properly functioning or that repairs have been completed.
Clean Truck Check is part of the state’s effort to reduce toxins and pollutants that impact air quality and public health.