Date: Sep 5, 2008

Dear Valued Customer,
In an effort to decrease air pollution 45% by 2012, the Pedro Bay Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) in partnership with the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have announced a Clean Truck Tariff.

Effective October 1, 2008, the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will begin implementing the Clean Truck Tariff (CTT). This tariff includes a Clean Truck Fee (CTF), a $35 fee on 20’ containers, and $70 fee on 40’, 40HQ’ and 45’ containers. Please note that this is not a Topocean fee but a port terminal fee.

All CTF fees will be charged to the Beneficial Cargo Owner (BCO), or owner of the containerized cargo, and applied on all truck moves. This includes all carrier off-dock rail moves entering and exiting the terminals. On-dock rail moves and inter-terminal moves will not be subject to this charge.

As reference, CTT was created to help fund the modernization of the ports’ drayage fleet as part of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). The CAAP was implemented out of a critical need to address the environmental and public health impacts of port-related goods movement.

The CAAP accelerates the efforts of a California Air Resources Board pollution reduction plan by requiring faster replacement of existing cargo-handling equipment with new equipment that will meet the toughest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards.

To learn more about the CTT and the CAAP please visit the following:

• Port of Los Angeles website at: http://www.polb.com/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=445&targetid=1#

• Port of Long Beach website at:
http://www.portoflosangeles.org/environment/ctp.asp

• Clean Air Action Plan website:
http://www.cleanairactionplan.org/

If you need further clarification on this matter please contact your Topocean sales representative for assistance or you may contact the Clean Truckers Program Advisors at 888-556-8789.

Sincerely,
Topocean Group