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Regulations * USA - Could Put Local Truckers Out Of Business
Citing the air pollution generated by thousands of trucks on its roads, the State of California has adopted the toughest diesel emission standards in the nation
Fresno, CA,USA -KMPH Fox 26, by Clint Olivier & Winston Whitehurst -14 Dec 2008: -- ... "What it will do in our situation is, we have to have every one of our trucks replaced, or else go out of business," Mike Kubar said... TKJ Trucking's Kubar says about ten valley families depend on their jobs there for survival, he says that could now be in doubt... "There are many carriers such as the previous carrier that are really on the ropes," Tim Fortier of West Fresno's CTI Trucking said... State officials say they have loan programs available to help companies replace their trucks, but Mike Kubar says it's a racket... He says the state program offers about 50 thousand dollars for trucks that cost upwards of 125k... And that means a trip to the bank for a huge loan... "Once you're in debt, once you sign that piece of paper, and if I don't have business, then we are deep trouble, he said... The new regulations start going into effect in 2010 and will phase in over a period of 13 years... The sweeping new law also applies to trucks registered in other states that drive into California...
* Air laws may jeopardize trucking industry
San Leandro,CA,USA -KGO, by Tomas Roman -14 Dec 2008: -- More than a million trucks and buses will have to have new diesel filters installed by 2010. The California Air Resources Board estimates the new regulation will cost truck fleet owners more than $5.5 billion through 2020. Truck owners are angry, saying the expensive new rule could shut them down... Ghiglione owns Rodgers trucking of San Leandro. He employs 170 workers and runs 140 trucks. he's angry that the California Air Resources Board is requiring all trucks to have these diesel exhaust filters installed starting next year... It could cost some truckers up to $40,000 each. Ghiglione's cost with his own mechanics doing the installation is estimated at $15-20,000 per truck... "I was figuring about $1.6 million to do all our trucks," said Ghiglione... "Can you afford $1.6 million?" asked ABC7's Thomas Roman... "No, not a way in the world," said Ghiglione... The new regulation would affect more than 1 million diesel trucks that do business in California and in excess of 170,000 busses...
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