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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!!!!!