Eligibility
- Independent owner-operators as well as fleet owners may apply.
- Preference will be given to trucks registered in the State of Maryland. However, trucks that are registered in another state but serve the Port of Baltimore are still eligible.
- Carriers must currently provide drayage truck services to the Port of Baltimore facilities. Proof of port service can be established via a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC), the Maryland Port Administration’s eModal, or other transportation monitoring systems. Please send a copy (front and back) of your TWIC as an attachment to your application, and carefully complete the “Company Information” section of the application because the information provided in this section will also be used to verify port service.
- Applicants must complete an application and provide copies of documentation (including TWIC card, truck title, up-to-date registration, proof of insurance, photograph of the truck submitted for replacement, and proof of financing pre-approval). Documentation must be sent with the application verifying the make, model, and year of the truck in question.
- Applicants must be in relatively good financial record and, once accepted into the program, be able to secure financing for the outstanding balance of the truck. Applicants must submit a letter showing they have been pre-approved for a loan to cover the remaining cost of the new truck.
What old trucks can be replaced?
- Trucks must have an engine model year of 2009 or older.
- Trucks must have at least 3 years of remaining life at the time of update.
- Applicants must have owned and operated their truck for at least two years, according to the date on the title, to be eligible.
- Trucks must have accumulated at least 7,000 miles/year during the two years prior to upgrade.
- The title must indicate “No Liens” or have a “Lien Release.”
- The truck must be drivable and in service on the date that it is scrapped.
- Old trucks must be scrapped.
- The truck must be “street legal.” This means the truck must be drivable on the date that it is scrapped. This also means the truck must have a current registration and insurance.
- Eligible trucks must be fully operational and currently used to transport cargo to/from the Port of Baltimore. Carriers must provide drayage truck services to the Port of Baltimore facilities.
What trucks can be purchased?
- This program requires owner-operators to purchase a truck with a 2017 engine model year or newer. This will generally be a 2018 or newer model year truck.
