Swift Transportation and Knight Transportation have notified the Port of Los Angeles that they plan to become port drayage concessionaires under the port's Clean Truck Program.


Both Phoenix, Ariz.-based companies plan to begin drayage operations at the port in October. While the number of trucks they will operate in the market is still to be determined, port officials expect that, collectively, their pool of trucks will exceed 2,000. From the outset, these trucks will meet U.S. EPA 2007 diesel emissions standards using a mix of clean diesel and LNG trucks.

"Swift Transportation is a leader in the trucking industry for sustainable green trucking," said Swift Vice President Dave Berry. "We support the clean air goals of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and recognize our responsibility to contribute to the effort. We are committed to using LNG trucks, the cleanest trucks available, as part of our strategy to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases. We are working out the operational details of our program, but we intend to include LNG trucks as an integral part of our clean air solution."

To date, the Port has received concession applications from approximately 20 other licensed motor carriers of various sizes that collectively represent more than 1,100 trucks.