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History of CARB

TeamCaffee

TeamCaffee

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Owner/Operator
I found this to be a very well written and informative article by Joe Rajkovacz over on Team Run Smart.

This will be a four part series by Joe who is the Director of Governmental Affairs & Communications for the California Construction Trucking Association and Western Trucking Alliance

Joe has been a great resource for us when we do not understand a current rule or we need clarification on an upcoming rule.

His article is easy to read and I learned from it:

Team Run Smart

 
ATeam

ATeam

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Retired Expediter
This is a very good article; well written, informative, easy to read. I look forward to reading the subsequent installments.

The history of CARB is what it is. In the history of Diane's and my one-truck, owner-operator business, CARB is the organization that threatened to increase our operating costs by $40,000 and thereby prompted us to look for more lucrative business alternatives. Finding one, we chose to get out of trucking and pursue a new opportunity.

While CARB will soon view our truck as a "dirty" truck, its regulations did not succeed in forcing it off the road or forcing it to be upgraded to CARB compliance. Our truck has many good years left in it that its next owner will enjoy. It will likely continue to run in 47 states and Canada.

What CARB regulations accomplished in our case was to significantly increase operating costs (if we wanted to continue to run in California) and thereby provide strong incentive for a safe, experienced and reliable team to get out of trucking and move on to something else.
 
Tennesseahawk

Tennesseahawk

Veteran Expediter
Somebody brought up a good point, on another site. CARB has not, and likely will not, give a ticket for an older engine. They can, and do, give tickets for polluting trucks, as they have done the exhaust checks for the last 10 years or so. But if your older engine is running clean, and if they can't prove it isn't, then they would be stepping on some dangerous territory if they ticketed you.
 
beachbum

beachbum

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Owner/Operator
Tennesseahawk said:
Somebody brought up a good point, on another site. CARB has not, and likely will not, give a ticket for an older engine. They can, and do, give tickets for polluting trucks, as they have done the exhaust checks for the last 10 years or so. But if your older engine is running clean, and if they can't prove it isn't, then they would be stepping on some dangerous territory if they ticketed you.
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Do you want to be the one that tests that theory about CARB not giving out tickets for older engines, I wouldn't because I don't like giving my hard earned money to the government for being hard headed.

I should also add (I think I right about this) that companies can be fined if they load a non complaint truck.

A California Air Resource Board regulation that became effective Jan. 1 could soon be used to fine California shippers or receivers that allow non-compliant trucks to load or unload at their facilities.

That was one of the take-home messages of a “2013 Transportation Preview” webinar conducted Feb. 20 by C.H. Robinson officials and hosted by Western Growers Association.

Jason Craig, manager of government affairs for C.H. Robinson, based in Minneapolis, revealed that the regulation is not yet being enforced but the expectation is that it could be within the next 30 to 60 days.

http://producenews.net/index.php/ne...-could-soon-be-fined-for-non-compliant-trucks

“Shippers, brokers and receivers could be held responsible for using non-compliant carriers and they can be subject to fines if they do not exercise sufficient due diligence,” he said.
 
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