About the Hunts Point CTP

The Hunts Point Clean Trucks Program (Program) is a unique and exciting environmental initiative led by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) aiming to promote sustainable transportation and a cleaner environment in the South Bronx, New York. The Program targets truck owners serving the Hunts Point and Port Morris communities and offers attractive rebate incentives for the purchase of advanced transportation technologies and alternative fuels such as new diesel, hybrid electric, compressed natural gas, and battery electric vehicles.   Rebate incentives are also available for truck scrappage and the installation of exhaust retrofit technologies.

Goals and Objectives

The Hunts Point Clean Trucks Program prides itself in its mission to provide rebate incentives for the purchase of “cleaner trucks for a greener South Bronx.” Through the use of advanced transportation technologies and cleaner fuels the Program will replace up to 500 older trucks with newer and more environmentally friendly vehicles. The overall goal is to reduce diesel pollution and improve air quality and public health. In order to implement a successful Program, the NYCDOT and its Program Partners understand the importance of building strong relationships and partnerships with members of the Bronx community. For this reason, the Program looks to engage stakeholders, government agencies and the local community in every step of this initiative.

Rebate Funding

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's  (FHWA) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) provides funding for programs in air quality nonattainment and maintenance areas for ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM-10, PM-2.5) that aim to reduce transportation related emissions.  Through a competitive solicitation conducted by the NYS Department of Transportation and FHWA, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) received approval for a five year grant, $24 million to implement the Hunts Point Clean Truck Program and assist with alternative fuel infrastructure in Hunts Point.  These funds will allow members of the trucking community in the South Bronx to replace their older vehicles with newer cleaner trucks as well as provide funds for vehicle scrappage and exhaust retrofit technologies.