Maryland Trucking Industry News: Port Truck Ban Removed from CAP

As we addressed a little more than a month ago in our blog, Will Baltimore City Ban Older Port Trucks?, the Baltimore Office of Sustainability recommended banning older trucks from the Port of Baltimore as part of organization’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). This proposition was made in an effort to help reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

As you might imagine, members of the trucking industry, most notably the MMTA and Maryland Port Administration, strongly opposed the truck ban. A copy of MMTA’s comments can be viewed at www.mmtanet.com/Baltimore-City-Climate-Action-Plan-Comments.pdf.

Because of this strong opposition to the ban, Baltimore Office of Sustainability officials revisited its proposal. And the most recent CAP draft excludes any mention of a truck ban.

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Sources:

Maryland Motor Truck Association – MMTA E-News