Transportation
Efficient transportation is critical to moving California’s agricultural goods from farm to market, both domestically and internationally. From rural roads to railways, ports, and trucking regulations, transportation policy directly affects the cost, speed, and reliability of the supply chain.
People throughout the state, nation and world depend on receiving California-grown crops and commodities. CFBF supports fair trade agreements that open or expand markets for California products and provide jobs and economic activity in urban and rural California. To continue moving agricultural products to market, CFBF advocates for improvements to transportation infrastructure.
Anyone who has a currently registered California automobile, truck, trailer or motorcycle may order the agriculture license plates, including commercial vehicles.
As of April 15, 2019, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced its decision to grant a limited five-year exemption from the federal tie-down regulations. This exemption allows for certain alternate methods for securing agricultural commodities transported in wood and plastic boxes, bins and large fiberglass tubs, as well as hay, straw and cotton bales that a grouped together in a larger, singular unit.
There are many CARB regulatory programs that overlay with the state's agricultural industry. The programs include, but are not limited to, CARB's Bus and Truck Rule, and several pending draft regulations related to Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF), Advanced Clean Truck (ACT), Heavy Duty Inspections and Maintenance (HD/IM), among others.
Since 1998, the Carl Moyer Program has cost-effectively reduced smog-forming and toxic emissions. Approximately $1 billion has been allocated to date and the Program continues to provide over $60 million in grant funding each year to clean up older polluting engines throughout California.
In September 2017, CARB received $135 million to reduce emissions from the agricultural sector from Assembly Bill (AB) 134 (Committee on Budget, Chapter 254, Statutes of 2017) and AB 109 (Ting, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2017). These bills provide funding for agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations.
Accelerating the transition to zero-emission technologies, where feasible, is an important component of CARB's strategy to meet the state's air quality and greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Contact
- Phone: (916) 561-5500
- Fax: (916) 561-4507
- Email: cfbf@cfbf.com
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- Sacramento, CA 95833
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