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As a small business owner with less than 4 trucks, it is becoming
increasingly difficult to continue to be regulated by an industry
or industries that are seemingly trying their best to do what is
right for our air & our planet. While I agree these are important
topics, I am just one of many truckers who are self employed & just
trying to get by. I employ myself, 3 drivers & my wife does our
books. We are truly an "old school" small business just trying to
survive & keep some very honest & decent people employed.  With the
new CARB rules for small fleets, it is almost impossible to keep
all my trucks on the road & keep my drivers employed due to these
CARB regulations. My wife & myself find it hard to believe the data
that is being used to implement these new rules is the data that
was allegedly written by one man who got his fake PHD by purchasing
it on the internet. (killcarb.org) Hien T. Tran is the name of the
man who submitted his data & findings to the board for these new
regulations.  Yet he has a fake PHD.???
This information is confusing & very serious if true. Real people
are being hurt by this data.  Real families are being put out of
business.  Real people are selling their equipment & going on
welfare.  That is not the American way!  The American way is to
work hard & provide for your family.  Why does this man still work
for CARB in any capacity?  We are very concerned for the future of
our business & I know many other truckers feel the same way. Please
consider postponing the deadline for small fleets due to our
sluggish economy & radically high fuel prices.  Please consider the
findings on killcarb.org if you have not already & please get to
the bottom of it.  Thank you.