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I urge you to delay the enactment of the CARB On-Road Rule. Someone
has to have the common sense to see that this is exactly the wrong
time to enact an expensive regulation such as this. Our business is
down more than 50% which means the pollution caused by our trucks
is down at least as much. Everyone wants clean air, but at what
price. This regulation could cause us and many companies like us to
go out of business. We have been in business for over 35 years and
supported 300 families two years ago. Now we are employing 100 and
considering further cuts. We have modeled our fleet using the CARB
supplied calculator and are not sure we would be able to comply
with this law at any time much less in the greatest economic
recession of our time.

Our taxes pay for the government and regulators but who will be
left to govern or regulate as California forces people out of
business and out of state. California has continued to add
expensive regulations and taxes on business like Stormwater, Air
Quality, Prevailing Wage, increased sales tax, wage and hour rules,
health care and FMLA among others. All this and they are not able
to balance their own budget but expect business to continue to
thrive and pay ever increasing taxes. I think government needs the
input of people who have had to make payroll every week and have no
choice but to live within a budget.

Finally, I would like to point out that a major regulation such as
this should not be implemented based on the research of someone
with questionable credentials. It is amazing that members of CARB
have the arrogance to look the other way even after the discovery
of this lie.

I hope you will make the right decision in this case.