Reports surfaced Monday from Reuters and other sources that the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Association had come to terms on an agreement to end their ongoing lawsuit, surrounding motor carrier registration under the new Clean Trucks Program. The ATA’s lawsuit with the Port of Los Angeles will continue.

The new deal still allows the Port expansive control over who is allowed to operate at the harbor and when. The main purpose is to ensure that all working trucks are operating under local, state and federal environmental guidelines, which the ATA has supported since the Clean Trucks Program launched in October of 2008. The argument came over certain registration requirements that the ATA felt were excessive. From Reuters:

Port officials believe that the new Registration and Agreement provides the Port the information and authority it needs to ensure compliance with its Clean Trucks Program. Harbor Commission President Nick Sramek said that “under the new registration system, the Port of Long Beach will have the tools to strictly monitor and enforce its Clean Trucks Program and the Program’s truck emission reductions. It will also be positioned to enforce fully all of its security and safety related regulations.”

Last week, it emerged that the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have collectively spent nearly $10 million to defend their environmental plans against several lawsuits, the largest of which was this dispute with the ATA.