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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!!!!!