Off-road and Other Vehicles
Other type of vehicles can benefit from new technology and reduced emissions, like trains, boats and planes, and vehicles used in construction or freight yards, like forklifts and ground service equipment.
Some of these sectors are outside of state control, but opportunities still exist. Support vehicles at airports, rail and port shipping yards can transition to electric vehicles or vehicles that use lower emission fuels. These efforts must account for the large fleet sizes and competition for space at large airports, marine ports, and railyards.
Off-road and other vehicles: emissions reduction vision
State government doesn’t have targets yet because technology is moving quickly and they need to verify goals and metrics with their public and private partners.
How we’re doing
State government doesn’t have an update on how Oregon is doing yet because we’re still verifying goals and metrics to measure against.
How Oregon can improve
State government can pick up on the recommendations from the Oregon Department of Transportation's sustainability plan, and the agency’s Strategic Action Plan to support the shift to electric equipment used in state-funded roadway construction and maintenance contracts.
Fleet owners of rail, ship and aviation yard equipment can follow recommendations to reduce the emissions from their operations — including using lower emission fuels in construction and maintenance vehicles — contained in ODOT’s report on agency operational greenhouse gas emissions.
For example, the Port of Portland has already made great strides in electrification and other vehicle technology that uses lower emission fuels. Other ports, railyards, and construction equipment can follow suit.