Port Powers Green Truck Corridor Connecting Key Trade Hubs<\/p>\n
The Port of Long Beach, The Wonderful Company and Lincoln Transportation Services Monday signed a memorandum of understanding supporting development of the world\u2019s first port-powered Green Truck Corridor connecting Long Beach with the Central Valley to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gases on one of the nation\u2019s busiest truck routes for global trade.<\/p>\n
Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba joined Jose Cardenas, CEO of Lincoln Transportation Services, and Joe Vargas, President of Wonderful Real Estate Development, to officially sign the MOU establishing a Green Truck Corridor that connects the heart of the nation\u2019s agriculture production to its largest port complex and unites two major economic engines \u2013 the Port of Long Beach, which moves more than $300 billion of goods annually, and the $40 billion agriculture industry in California\u2019s Central Valley.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy launching the world\u2019s first port-powered Green Truck Corridor, the Port of Long Beach continues to demonstrate that we can advance our economy and reduce our emissions at the same time,\u201d said Mayor Rex Richardson. \u201cThis represents yet another example of how Long Beach is leading the way by fostering innovation in partnership with private industry in our city and across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
The signing ceremony took place shortly after the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the MOU.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Lincoln Transportation Services and The Wonderful Company for their participation in the Port\u2019s first corridor dedicated to green trucks,\u201d said Long Beach Harbor Commission President Frank Colonna. \u201cOur industry partners have always been key to our success in improving the environment \u2013 and this is another great example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MOU outlines a framework for collaboration and future development, reflecting a shared, early-stage effort to advance a more coordinated model for goods movement, connecting port operations, inland logistics capacity, and emerging zero-emissions trucking opportunities in a planned system designed to improve efficiency over time. Currently, more than 300,000 TEUs of imports and exports flow between the San Pedro Bay ports complex and the southern Central Valley each year.<\/p>\n
The Wonderful Logistics Center (WLC) is a 2,000-acre master-planned logistics center located along the BNSF Railway main line in Shafter, a city located in central Kern County about 150 miles from the Port of Long Beach. WLC is home to tenants from multiple Fortune 50 U.S. companies and provides a critical inland connection between California\u2019s ports and businesses across the Western United States.<\/p>\n
Lincoln will serve as the corridor\u2019s inaugural lead truck ambassador. The Rancho Dominguez-based transportation company, which has ordered 300 Tesla Semi electric trucks, expects its first 50 to 70 trucks to arrive in June. Lincoln\u2019s affiliated company, Voltz, is also in the process of manufacturing 100 new Voltz trucks to be delivered by Q3 2027.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy collaborating with The Wonderful Company and Lincoln Transportation Services to launch this first-of-its-kind Green Truck Corridor, we are accelerating the deployment of clean trucks on one of the nation\u2019s busiest inland trade routes,\u201d Hacegaba said. \u201cThis innovative partnership builds on our work to decarbonize the trans-Pacific through our pioneering green shipping corridors by making the inland supply chain more efficient and sustainable. We are creating a cleaner supply chain as we keep the American economy moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLincoln Transportation Services is proud to participate in the MOU and to take a leading role in advancing zero-emission drayage,\u201d said Sepehr Matinifar, Lincoln\u2019s president. \u201cBy setting a strong example, we hope to inspire our industry partners to join us in creating a more sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWonderful Logistics Center was designed to connect California\u2019s Central Valley to global markets more efficiently,\u201d said Vargas of Wonderful Real Estate. \u201cThis corridor demonstrates how strategic master planning can create real, lasting impact and reflects how that system is being built over time \u2013 through coordination, collaboration and long-term planning that improves efficiency today while supporting the transition to cleaner freight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hacegaba announced plans to establish the Port\u2019s first Green Truck Corridor at his inaugural State of the Port Address in January. The corridor is part of the Port of Long Beach\u2019s broader efforts to become the world\u2019s first zero-emissions seaport and will include the most advanced rapid charge facilities for EV trucks at the corridor\u2019s endpoints in the Port of Long Beach and Shafter. The Port currently has 102 charging stations on site \u2013 the most of any port in the U.S., with 92 more coming on line later this year.<\/p>\n
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