First Name | Chris |
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Last Name | Torres |
Email Address | christorres@fandltrucking.com |
Affiliation | F & L Farms Trucking Inc. |
Subject | Changes to the rule |
Comment | To Members of California Air Recourses board. I disagree with parts of your modifications to the Truck and Bus rule. The allowing of individuals/companies that cannot qualify for loans for new trucks or filters is unfair to those whose who took the initiative to comply with the rule. These individuals are the ones that keep pricing down for the balance of industry. They do that by not having the initial investment into the industry. They run without payments and owner operators do not pay workers comprehensive insurance. They run substandard equipment that is unsafe for the highway. I believe that these operators are approximately 20-25% of the industry. Why should these operators get a pass when the majority of the industry, (75%) has spent hard earned money on updated equipment? This is unacceptable! These people are protesting when they should have been involved years ago! They knew this was coming, they should have planned ahead. Do you really think they will save money for a truck purchase? I doubt it, they live paycheck to paycheck. Their inability to plan for the future should not affect those who have. It is too late to do this type of change to the rule. This has been a large mistake from the beginning. This will make it worse. Enforcement is where the focus should be. How will you enforce this? I can make my company not qualify for a loan if I want. So can anyone else. If modifications to the timeline are changed, owners who purchased trucks/filtered units, should be able to operate them for a longer period. The 2023 end date for 07-09’ engine model year trucks should be extended. These trucks last for at least 20 years those units should be able to have a useful life of that time period. Why should those who put filters on get more time and people who purchased the first generation filtered trucks be not be given more time. Many operators have purchased those units or will be able to purchase those to come into compliance. Why make the market for purchasing compliant trucks smaller? Here is everything in a nutshell. If you haven’t complied or on a path to compliance, you will never comply. Chris Torres, President, F & L Farms Trucking Inc. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-03-10 20:54:20 |
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