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Phone: (410) 342-6013 | dispatch@MDPILOTS.com www.marylandpilots.com | 3720 Dillon Street | Baltimore, MD 21224
Port’s Diesel Equipment
Upgrade Program
Passes Milestone
Since 2008, the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has been awarded more than $20 million from state and federal grants to replace older diesel-powered equipment used at the Port with more energy- efficient models.
The Port’s Dray Truck Replacement Program, referred to locally as “Dollars for Drays,” began in 2019 and has historically been funded by programs like the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). Recently, the program passed the 300-truck milestone, with 302 dray trucks replaced to date.
Baltimore-based RHB Trucking owns the 300th truck — a more efficient 2019 Peterbilt that replaced a 1999 Freightliner with a million miles. “Dollars for Drays really works,” said Ronald Bricker, President of RHB Trucking, which has participated in the program five times. “A total win for all parties!”
Ronald Bricker shares RHB Trucking’s newly acquired Peterbilt. Grant funding provides up to 50% of the cost to purchase a newer truck, with a maximum award of $30,000 per truck. Additional funding will soon be made available under Maryland’s VW Mitigation Plan, which is expected to replace an additional 38 dray trucks.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF RHBTRUCKING
