First Name | Valerie |
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Last Name | Liese |
Email Address | vliese@jjtinc.com |
Affiliation | Jack Jones Trucking, Inc. |
Subject | Truck & Bus ruling |
Comment | To Whom It May Concern, I wish to lend my voice that once CARB ruled that trucks and buses comply with your initial ruling, you better stick to your original mandate. I am president of an LTL company that strictly operates in Southern California. My sister and I run the company that was started by our father in 1971. We have almost 100 employees and we've all had to work hard to be compliant by dealing with reduced pay, no raises, less benefits and the company had to stop matching our employees 401k plans. My employees and I had to make a lot of sacrifices to be compliant. We've had to scrimp and save and do our best to be complaint. Dealing with the recession and becoming compliant is not easy, especially to a family-run company. Yes, I have applied and was granted Prop. 1B funds, to which, I thank you. Please remember, small fleets and owner-operators also were given that opportunity. I don't think it fair when my competitor who uses owner-operators, hasn't raised his rates in over a decade and refuses to raise their rates or help their owner-operators become compliant. How is this fair to those companies that have complied with regulation? Companies like this are going to stay under the radar while the rest of us comply. CARB has given everyone the same amount of time to comply and you have given everyone an opportunity to apply for funding. You shouldn't give any extensions to those that have ignored California law. Sincerely, Valerie Liese, President Jack Jones Trucking, Inc. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-04-21 15:30:28 |
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