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Ananian Trucking does not agree with extending the regulation in
place in regards to the 1 to 3 truck companies.  Original
regulations provided these companies adequate time to comply. 
Compliant company’s accepted the added financial burden and spent
the necessary capital to comply with the understanding that the 1
to 3 truck companies would also be compelled to comply. 
Noncompliant companies with  lower operational costs have been able
keep lower freight rates.  The extended time frame has created an
unlevel playing field in the Industry which has squeezed margins
for companies who spend the money to become compliant with the law.
 
         
At Ananian Trucking we have complied with the regulations.  We sold
3 non compliant trucks to out of state operators, these were
perfectly good running trucks. Additionally, we purchased three
compliant trucks without grant money.  This has put a significant
burden on our businesses cash flow. The extra financial burden on
the company puts Ananian Trucking “at risk” of closing doors its
“any day” simply because we complied with the current regulations.

Secondly, this new compliant equipment is less reliable and has
cost us tens of thousands of additional repair costs and is much
less reliable.  Our old non-compliant equipment was much more
durable and reliable with significantly less repair costs.

Industry rates have not increased to offset these additional costs
to comply, largely due to the other non-compliant operators.  These
are both those you have failed to catch and the small fleet
operators you have chosen to hold to a different standard.

For the ARB to grant extensions to some operators, would be unfair
to the companies that invested to comply and would be wrong!  The
small operators knew that they had extended time to comply and are
now trying to have the rules changed for their gain, at the expense
of those companies who have put their businesses at risk to
comply.


Lisa Ananian Krause
President
Ananian Trucking, LLC
PH# 559-528-6911
FAX#559-528-6223