The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is inviting applications from person who operate trucks, including 
commercial trucks, used to deliver cargo and freight in areas designed as Priority Areas. Incentive funding is available to replace or repower eligible vehicles to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides in designated eligible counties.
commercial trucks, used to deliver cargo and freight in areas designed as Priority Areas. Incentive funding is available to replace or repower eligible vehicles to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides in designated eligible counties.Eligible Applicants:
Eligible applicants under the TxVEMP must operate a freight or port drayage truck at least 51% of the vehicle’s annual mileage in one of the Priority Areas.
Vehicles being replaced or repowered must:
- be a Class 4-7 local freight truck or commercial truck used to deliver cargo and freight with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) between 14,001 – 33,000 lbs. or;
- be a Class 8 local freight truck used for port drayage and/or freight/cargo delivery with a GVWR greater than 33,000 lbs;
- have a diesel engine with a model year of 1992 – 2009;
- be considered capable of performing its primary function for the next five years;
- have been continuously inspected and registered in Texas for the two years immediately preceding the application signature date;
- have been used routinely by the applicant in its primary function in Texas for the two years immediately preceding the application signature date; and
- been owned by the applicant for the two years immediately preceding the application signature date.
New vehicles must:
- be powered by electricity, diesel, or an alternative fuel;
- have an engine model year not more than one year older than the year the application is submitted;
- be certified by the EPA or CARB to a NOx emissions standard or family emissions limit (FEL) of 0.2 g/bhp-hr or lower;
- be used in the same priority priority area as the vehicle being replaced or repowered; and
- be of the same type, weight category, and body and axle configuration as the vehicle being replaced.
Activity Life and Usage Commitment:
- The applicant must commit to use the grant-funded vehicle at least 51% of the vehicle’s annual miles of operation in one of the Priority Areas for the duration of the five-year activity life.