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Drive Forward Truck Forum: Outreach Workgroup

The Drive Forward Truck Forum: Outreach Workgroup is a new workgroup created to further the Drive Forward initiative. The Drive Forward initiative supports the development of light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle programs, incentive programs, outreach and education, and other supportive programs and policies that enable clean vehicle use.

This workgroup will focus on developing clear messaging, outreach strategies, and tools to help fleet owners, stakeholders, and the public better understand and participate in the Drive Forward initiative. Feedback gathered during these meetings will help guide CARB as new programs and standards to reduce emissions are developed.

The Outreach and Infrastructure Workgroups of the Drive Forward Truck Forums will build on the Truck Regulation Implementation Group (TRIG) meetings, which supported actions to reduce emissions.  Key themes and panelists from the Border Communities TRIG Workgroup will be incorporated into this workgroup.

Outreach Workgroup Objectives

  • Build on experiences from prior fleet rules
  • Determine best outreach methods to inform affected fleets about new programs, regulations, and initiatives
  • Determine the type of information fleets need
  • Ensure that we include equity in all our work
  • Leverage grassroots efforts
  • Review materials, messaging and reporting tools

Meetings

    DateDescriptionMaterials

    February 23, 2026

    1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

    The workgroup will focus on developing clear messaging, outreach strategies, and tools to help fleet owners, stakeholders, and the general public better understand and participate in the Drive Forward initiative.

    Due to technical difficulties this meeting will be rescheduled. Further information will be posted as it is available. 

    Please visit the Advanced Clean Fleets meetings & events page for past meeting summaries, recordings, outcomes and attendees.

    Panelists

    • Annmarie Rodgers, California Air Resources Board (Co-chair)
    • Cecile Buncio, City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation (Co-chair)
    • Chris White, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (Co-chair)
    • Sean Edgar, CleanFleets.net
    • Bradley Smith, Fleet Industry Consultant and Advisor
    • Jesus Martinez Ramirez, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water)
    • Katie Lee Cox, Prologis Mobility
    • Jail Ixel Cruz Garcia, UC AlianzaMX
    • Christopher Roberts, San Diego Gas and Electric
    • Cristina Marquez, IBEW Local 569
    • Miguel Elizalde, Mobility Sustainable
    • Tom and Gabriela Davila, Mobile Diesel Smoke Test
    • Rick Halperin, Native Energy Services Company
    • Angel Yin, RIDE
    • Ruben Aronin, Better World Group
    • Richard Battersby, City of Oakland Public Works