First Name | Zayde |
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Last Name | Barcenas |
Email Address | zayde@barcenastrucking.com |
Affiliation | Barcenas Trucking (San Diego, Ca.) |
Subject | Mid-Size fleet extension |
Comment | We are not considered a small fleet (5 trucks) but we've made our best effort to comply since 2012 making changes one truck at a time unfortunately we can't afford to do more because we're at the Otay Mesa border competing with other local trucking companies low prices, high diesel price and of course compliance year truck parts are more expensive plus monthly payments on each truck. We're currently working in California Ports so we have to comply with the Truck and Bus Regulation AND the Drayage Regulation at the same time, both having the ARB as the main authority. Each year I've made my best effort to changed an old truck for a compliance truck and of course adding more debts to the business and less income each year. As of today I have 3 out of 5 compliance trucks. Small fleets are the only ones benefiting from the numerous changes made so far to the ruling since it started enforcing. At some point as long as the truck was still in compliance we did not have to report it on the ARB reporting system, suddenly in 2014 if you missed the deadline, now you are not in compliance and you have a new problem to add to the daily fight to continue working even if back then we were in full compliance. At this point with 5 trucks, not been considered a small fleet or a large fleet I can't seem to find anything that helps us comply with both Truck and Bus Regulation/Drayage Regulation even though we've made out best effort to comply and at the same time not to file for bankruptcy and fill one of our main customer requirements to have at least 5 trucks and we are facing a state regulation that worries more air quality that of course helps our environment but doesn't care at all if you have enough money to feed your family at the end of the day. For the records, I was a driver until a medical diagnose made me stop driving making our problem even worse but not enough to give up so far. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-09-12 21:54:48 |
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