Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program — Drayage Truck Replacement

Also written: RI DERA Drayage · RIDEM drayage truck replacement

The drayage-truck tier of RIDEM's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant: a scrap- and-replace reimbursement grant, awarded after a competitive proposal round, for replacing an older Class 8 truck serving a port or rail yard with a cleaner or zero- emission unit. Drawn from Rhode Island's EPA DERA allotment.

$145,000

per Class 8 truckwhat this program pays toward one battery-electric tractor

This program’s headline amount for one truck; the amount may depend on the buyer’s circumstances. What is available now and the potential in Rhode Island, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the Rhode Island page (Grade C · 54 programs tracked).

Program signals

OPENOpen and competitive — applications are scored and the strongest are funded, not first come, first served.

TESLA SEMITesla Semi: eligible under the program’s vehicle rule — it keeps no make/model list (checked August 17, 2026). Tesla Semi in Rhode Island →

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Window	Who can apply	Trucks per fleet	Funding left	Stacks with	Source

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What it pays per Class 8 truck
Open, upcoming or competitive
What the program is, its type, where it applies, and who runs it
Whether the Tesla Semi is admitted
Available now and potential per truck in Rhode Island — the Rhode Island page
Last verified date

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Complete Program Information — the window: when it opens and closes, with dates; how the money is awarded; and every other program in Rhode Island that pays for a Class 8 truck
Applicant Eligibility — who can apply, how many trucks it covers, per-fleet limits and caps
How to Access the Money — what RI DERA Drayage stacks with and in what order, and a cautious case
Funding remaining — what is left in the pot, as the program reports it
Program Radar — a heads-up before this window closes or the next round opens
Source Documents — the document behind every figure, so you can read it yourself

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