* California - Senate Bill 350 sets unclear pathway for moving goods
-- Changing rules on trucks could drive many family firms out of business... Since 2008, companies have spent $7 billion on new trucks.. Don’t let unelected regulators wipe out hard-won equity... Thousands of other California companies are working with the understanding that if they buy a new truck certified by the Environmental Protection Agency, even in 2015, they’ll have a certain number of years to recoup their investment costs because the technology was deemed compliant for sale by both state and federal governments... They take a moment to consider the ongoing sacrifices California truckers have already made and will continue to make in the coming years just to comply with existing emission rules. Our industry needs absolute assurance that the investments we’re making to support our families while serving our communities will not be wiped out by unelected regulatory bodies authorized to change the rules... SB 350 will pull the rug out from under truckers and allow the state’s unelected regulators to alter the path we’ve already been required to follow at great cost. This bill could unfairly move the goal posts in the middle of the game... California’s trucking industry wants our state to have sound environmental goals that are economically feasible. However, it’s our hope that legislative leaders work hand-in-hand with us to make these goals a reality by setting achievable targets in a manner that won’t jeopardize the sacrifices we’ve made to get into cleaner trucks... If the state government doesn’t take a moment to plan with our industry, we’ll have to ask ourselves if the price paid by companies like Doug Britton’s was all in vain...
(Photo: Californians trucks on the highway) -- Sacramento, CAL, USA - The Modesto Bees, Opinion by Shawn Yadon (CEO for the California Trucking Association) - 3 Sept 2015
** Virginia - The number of truck-involved fatalities has fallen by 21%
-- One important fact is often lost when discussing trucking: With the exception of the Great Recession, when traffic volumes plummeted, the industry is as safe as it has ever been. Over the past decade, the number of truck-involved fatalities has fallen by 21%... This is a credit to our industry’s dedication to safety. Congress has an opportunity to do more this fall, and we encourage lawmakers to do just that... With common sense and Congress’ help, we can do more...
(Photo: Ralph Barrera/AP - Highway traffic) -- Arlington, VA, USA - USA Today, Opinion by Bill Graves (President and CEO of the American Trucking Association) - 3 Sept 2015Labels: trucking industry news USA, trucking safety
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