Port NOLA’s Clean TRIP program reaches a new milestone

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) welcomed the replacement of the 100th truck through the Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program (Clean TRIP) over the July 4^th weekend.

Since Port NOLA launched the Clean TRIP program in 2016, a total of 101 short-haul drayage trucks have been replaced with vehicles that have cleaner burning engines. The 96% reduction in fine particulate emissions from each truck is equivalent to taking more than 116,000 cars off the road.

The program offers a 50% cost incentive (up to a maximum $35,000) for the voluntary replacement of drayage trucks that service cargo terminals and warehouses within the port’s territory.

Clean TRIP has been made possible with funding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). Port NOLA has received five competitive grants to date to provide truck replacement rebates in support of the local trucking industry, air emissions reduction, and the increased efficiency and reliability of on-road freight movement.

Green Marine certified since 2015, Port NOLA also has four major port tenants that are certified within the program.

Learn more about Clean TRIP