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I believe that this entire Clean Air Regulation has created more
problems than it has solutions...
1) When was the last time someone died of air intoxication in
California? (they haven't)
2) Is this truly about clean air or is this a propaganda strategy?
3) Are the residents of California asking for clean air or are we
trying to please those foreign visitors who come with their fancy
gadgets and tell us that our Air is so dirty they don't understand
how we are still alive?
4) I have visited our neighboring country of Mexico and experienced
their Air Quality which we all know is extremely poor "News Flash"
"No one is Dying!" So what are we truly trying to accomplish? 
5) Do we truly not see that this is counter productive for our
economy?
I believe that ARB has meant well but not taken into consideration
that there are people out here that are barely surviving. Do you
not see that Diesel Fuel Prices have not went down in the last 7+
years. Do you not know that you are asking for all of a single
truck owner operator's profit when you ask him to upgrade his
equipment? I believe ARB perhaps doesn't even know the price of a
gallon of milk and truthfully has no business handling the sort of
matter...

    I believe that all of the remaining trucks that have not been
able to retrofit or upgrade should be given the opportunity to
prove their Economic Hardship. I believe that ARB should not make
anyone jump through hoops to prove that either. At the end of the
day Please keep in mind that every Owner Operator would Love to
Upgrade his Equipment...However most of us came into this industry
with a goal to own our equipment someday after many years of
monthly truck payments ranging from $1800 to $3000 a month...we
arrived after an extremely rough economic blow...then you hit us
with this! Wow!