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CLEAN TRUCKS * USA - Shippers vs. Environmenal Action Groups
On Clean Trucks issue heating up
San Francisco,CAL,USA -Logistics Management, by Patrick Burnson -4 Sept 2009: -- In response to a recent joint letter to Representative James Oberstar (D-MN), the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) refuted claims made by the environmental interest groups that the NITL opposed the Clean Trucks Program of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach... Two organizations wrote in support of changes to the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization (FAAAA) to broaden the ability of local governmental entities to regulate port trucking services. The NITL reiterated its strong opposition to this effort as it would only lead to “…a patchwork of local regulations that would make efficient and effective interstate transport impossible”... As part of their arguments supporting changes to the FAAAA, the environmental groups chastised the NITL and other groups that oppose broadening local authority saying their support for the ports' clean air goals “are disingenuous”... Peter Gatti, executive vice president of the NITL, responded by saying, “Contrary to the claims of the Sierra Club and NRDC, the NITL never opposed the CAAP’s goals of reducing vehicle emissions and fostering a cleaner environment.” He pointed out that the NITL's opposition was centered on that portion of the Plan which would require, “that all drivers be employees of trucking establishments rather than independent owner-operators”... Gatti said this requirement, “would only result in significant restrictions on cargo flows and would drive hard working independent owner-operators to the unemployment lines”... As reported in LM, the NITL was joined in this effort by The National Retail Federation, The National Association of Manufacturers, The Waterfront Coalition and more than 30 other lobbying groups... (Photo from trucksdeliver.org: clean engines row of trucks)
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