First Name | Allen |
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Last Name | Litten |
Email Address | allen@ecbs.com |
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Subject | ARB Heavy duty diesel vehicle regulation |
Comment | I have been following the latest discussions on the proposed new diesel regulations, as it affects my business greatly. We all want a cleaner California, and business has been trying to do it's part, but the passage of the new restrictions on off road diesel engines over 25 hp is way too restrictive, way too costly, and unachievable by most. Even if the technology was available to bring older equipment up to these standards ( which it is not!), there are not enough trained mechanics, or facilities, or even replacement equipment, if you could afford them, to meet the regulations. It would put small business, out of business, or severly hurt them, which would put a much larger drain on California, than we could handle. Government and politicians think it is just a matter of passing along our costs to the customer, which if we could, that would be bad enough on the economy, but in the real world of private business, it doesn't work that way. In the real world of competition in the private sector, you are bidding against "all comers" and unlike the monopolies of government, you rarely can pass anything on. In conclusion, if you want to destroy what economy we have left in California, then go ahead and pass it, but at the very least, you have to wait until the technology is available, and give business a lot longer to change over Allen Litten President El Camino Building supply |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2007-07-19 15:49:18 |
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