First Name | Cesar |
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Last Name | Polanco |
Email Address | polancotransport@yahoo.com |
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Subject | Economic Hardship |
Comment | My name is Cesar and I'm on the verge of taking my hard earned business to another state. I love California I grew up here having a dream to become a business owner but my dream is fading away, sad to say. Im a father of 5 beautiful kids and a husband looking to give my kids a better future, but with all the high price in diesel and regulations for trucks its a very stressful situation. I own a 2007 truck which does not meet California Regulations and lack of credit issues and money I cannot purchase another one or purchase a pm filter. Last year when we register with the CARB depatment we qualified for the "Good Faith Effort" extension until July 1,2014 but now we're in July and they say we dont qualify for the "Economic Hardship" extension because we had to have the fleet established since January 1,2012 and not after I only have 1 truck not more than one so it doesn't count as a fleet it would be a one owner operator of one single truck.I unfortunately did not now that, and I purchased my truck in September 2012 which that un qualify us. I honestly think this is unfair because I do qualify under that extension but unfortunately I did not start my business in January 2012 but after that. My wife and I are under alot of stress due to this matter. Because of this situation I'm not left with other choices but to rent my home which my wife and I work so hard on, to provide a nice living for our children and relocate my entire family and move to another state which it will bring emotional distress to my children and ourselves. We would have to move into a much smaller place and adjust to another state that is not where we had our lives planned. I hope that whomever read this helps me and the rest of fellow truck drivers we are not trying to pollute the air we are trying to comply but unfortunately some of us can't comply due to an Economic HARDSHIP if I was able to comply I would at the end of the day we live and wish to stay here in California. Other than that why dont you guys consider giving the people like me and others that were discriminated by one silly rule of the specific date the fleet had to e established of January 1,2012 and give us relocation money so our trucks stop polluting the state. Reconsider what all these laws are doing to ourselves and our families and GIVE US MORE TIME!!!!! |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-07-06 12:57:18 |
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