Tag: Truck and Bus Rule

Channel 19

Roundup: The WSJ, again — CARB rule a ‘scam’; A night on the Pacific in Cali.

The Wall Street Journal lays into the California Air Resources Board's Truck & Bus Rule for diesel trucks -- the most significant mainstream criticism yet.

October 20, 2015

Channel 19

CARB’s ‘loan denial provision’ less appealing by the minute

Details on proposed changes to amendments to CARB’s Truck and Bus Rule adopted earlier in the year — owner-operators have through Thursday, July 17, to comment on the changes.

July 15, 2014

Business

CARB public meeting to be webcast

Thursday, April 24, 9 a.m. PDT, the California Air Resources Board will discuss and take public comment on some compliance alternatives proposed for its Statewide Truck and Bus Rule.

April 23, 2014

Channel 19

Thursday round-up: CARB protest, highway babies, apnea follow-up

Owner-operator Loren Hutnick leads a rally, driver Mike Hawthorne packs a birthing kit, and Kenneth Dice decides fighting for a CDL is not worth it when authorities can’t even make heads or tails of what’s required relative to sleep apnea and medical certification…

April 10, 2014

Channel 19

Take advantage of CARB’s comment period by April 21

“This is by no means a ‘done deal,'” notes Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA. “Truckers need to participate in the public-comment process – even show up at the Board meeting [April 24] if they can.”

March 25, 2014

Voices

Podcast: Safety, the best argument for more flexible sleeper splits

Also in this Voices special edition podcast, operator dispatches on the California Air Resources Board’s Truck and Bus Rule, which officially goes into effect for 1996-2006 model year engines Jan. 1.

December 31, 2013

Overdrive Radio

CARB: Operators’ voices, more on the regs in podcast part 2

This feature podcast follows the Monday, Nov. 25, installment on CARB’s 11th-hour flexibility maneuvering. Call 530-408-6423, state your name and location, and give us your view on the state’s emissions regs.

November 27, 2013

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: CARB compliance flexibility, or lack thereof, not set in stone

In the first of two podcasts on CARB’s 11th-hour flexibility maneuvering, Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA urged operators around the nation to get involved in the process, as potential new compliance options aren’t yet set in stone.

November 25, 2013

Business

Left-coast gamble: Other CARB regs and deadlines

This last portion of this series details other of CARB’s diesel equipment-focused emissions rules, interwoven with its primary truck and bus rule on powertrains.

October 2, 2013

Business

Left-coast gamble: CARB’s enforcement potential, narrow compliance alternatives

Part 2 of this feature series looks at alternatives to CARB Truck and Bus Rule compliance for owner-operators of 1996-2006 model year equipment and CARB’s enforcement muscle.

September 30, 2013

Business

Left-coast gamble: CARB forces tough yearend decision for many owner-operators

What choice will you make? This first in a three-part series shares tools to help and perspective on short- and long-term preparation for the future of emissions regulations.

September 27, 2013

Channel 19

Guess who CARB’s biggest tipsters are…

According to the L.A. Times, the California Air Resources Board is getting the most help in enforcing its powertrain emissions regs from, well, truckers themselves.

September 17, 2013