Tag: Air Quality

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
California’s aggressive regulatory climate provoked this sentiment, which has circulated online in different forms. Kentucky-based owner-operator Chris Thomas made stickers of this version he planned to offer up to anyone who wanted one. Find him via his IndieTrucker.com website.
Channel 19
Too little too late? New grants for CARB upgrades
News of new grant funding available for truck DPF retrofits and truck replacements for California-based owner-operators shows limitations of California’s grant programs.
September 3, 2013
Click this map for a CARB page where you can access each California air quality district’s website via links embedded in a map there.
Regulations
Last days for CARB’s manufacturer-delay extension
With yearend upgrade deadlines looming for small-fleet (1-3-truck) owner-operators of 1996-2006 model-year engines, purchases must be made by Sept. 1 to take advantage of manufacturer-delay extension if necessary.
August 28, 2013
problem emissions control labels (2)
Business
Is FMCSA putting back in the air what EPA takes out?
New FMCSA rules require truckers to take a 30 minute break. What effect will this have on air quality?
January 30, 2012
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