Clean Truck Check in Bakersfield, CA

Trucking activity in Kern County

Clean Truck Check applies to heavy-duty vehicles that operate in California — including out-of-state trucks based here that run loads west.

Trucking establishments

739

Trucking employees

4,714

Source: FMCSA MCMIS carrier census, US Census County Business Patterns 2021.

Nearby truck stops

OpenStreetMap-tagged truck stops, services areas, and HGV-marked fuel stations within 25 miles of Bakersfield. Useful for routing a service stop around your CTC test.

• Bear Mountain Truck Stop
  15840 Costajo Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313
  HGV: yes · ~11 mi
  View on OpenStreetMap →
• Flying J Travel Center
  Flying J · HGV: yes · ~14 mi
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• EZ Trip Travel Center
  EZ Trip · HGV: yes · ~18 mi
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• TA
  TA · HGV: yes · ~21 mi
  View on OpenStreetMap →
• TA
  TA · HGV: yes · ~21 mi
  View on OpenStreetMap →

+6 more within 25 miles.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Last updated 2026-05-18.

Air quality context in and around Bakersfield

Annual aggregate readings from EPA Air Quality System monitors within about 25 miles of Bakersfield, reporting year 2025. Clean Truck Check exists to reduce real-world emissions from heavy-duty vehicles — the numbers below are the local baseline those rules are designed to improve.

PM2.5

12.58 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)

3 monitors · 15,365 observations · 146 days above standard

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

13.98 Parts per billion

5 monitors · 80,846 observations · 0 days above standard

Ozone (O₃)

0.05 Parts per million

7 monitors · 218,400 observations · 129 days above standard

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) API. Reporting year 2025. Last fetched 2026-05-18.