First Name | Bruce |
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Last Name | Adams |
Email Address | brucea@rginc.com |
Affiliation | Reed & Graham, inc. |
Subject | On Road diesel regulataons |
Comment | As a responsible business, our organization is very supportive of reducing particule matter (PM) and NOx emissions from diesel engines. We definitely need to work toward a solution that is economically viable for companies of all sizes without placing these companies at economic risk. The proposed regulation does not accomplish this and in fact puts a majority of companies in a situation that jeopardizes our very existence. CARB is proposing this multi-billion dollar regulation during the worst econoomic crisis since the Great Depression. California truckers, construction companies, service businesses like mine and bus operators are struggling to make ends meet in the face of a massive slow down in the entire economy. Added to this delimna is the fact that credit is virtually non-existent. Companies like mine are being asked to dispose of equipment and assets before their useful likfe has been completed and purchase neew equipment before it would otherwise be acquired. A combination of this proposed rule and the state of the economy have left the trade-in or resale value of our equipment worth pennies on the dollar. My company and others like ours simply don't have the resouces to retrofit our engines. In my case this could result in closing the doors and the loss of 15-20 addition jobs. Given the multi-billion dollar cost of this regulation - and the current volatile economic envirnoment - I urge you to support the alternate proposal proposed by the Driving Toward a Cleaner California Coalition that would give companies like mine the opportunity to comply in the most reasonable timeframe and flexible manner possible while still attaining aggressive emission reductions. In fact, CARB's own analysis of our DTCC alternative confirms that the DTCC alternative proposal achieves roughly similar emissions benefits to the proposed regulations in the long-term. We must be careful not to forfeit California economy and ability to move goods across the state, build construction projects and bus our children to and from school for the sake of protecting our environment. I look forward to working with you, CARB, environmental organizations, the Legislature and other stakeholders to accomplish these goals. Sincerely yours, Bruce W. Adams Geo Sales Manager Reed & Graham, Inc. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-12-05 14:16:51 |
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