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Incentivizing Truck Retrofitting in Port Drayage: A Study of Drivers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

ii DISCLAIMER The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government and California Department of Transportation assume no liability for the contents or use thereof. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California or the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. iii ABSTRACT Using data from detailed surveys of truck drivers, we analyze the wages and working conditions of drivers involved in port drayage. We also focus on drivers' willingness to pay for retrofitting and their preferences regarding different truck replacement programs. We find that drivers are willing to pay a portion of truck retrofitting costs. Drivers with higher annual incomes are willing to pay more for retrofitting. We also find that though a grant-based truck replacement program was ranked highest among drivers, drivers were somewhat polarized on this program; many drivers also ranked this program as their least favorite. A subsidized interest rate program had the most cumulative first and second rankings. DISCLOSURE This project was funded in entirety under this contract to California Department of Transportation. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special thanks are due to Charlie Abbott and Chrissy Mulcahy for their data collection efforts.