Tag: CCTA

Business
Appeals court upholds dismissal of CCTA lawsuit against CARB regs
According to Joe Rajkovacz, CCTA government affairs director, further action is under way: “We will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.”
March 5, 2015
CARB lead featured
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
CARB lead featured
Channel 19
Checking in with ‘Truckers against CARB’ — rally, public meeting Thursday
Video interview with Loren Hutnick about his “Truckers Against CARB” rally planned for Thursday in Sacramento, as CARB takes up public comment on the flexibility-enhancement provisions it introduced earlier in the year.
April 22, 2014
Loren Hutnick and his 1988 Peterbilt. The rig, after undergoing a rebuild, has been off the road for some time as Hutnick has taken work hauling for another company. Read more about the operator’s options under the Truck and Bus Rule come yearend via this link. Photo by Kevin Jones.
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
Click through the image to use our interactive graphic to determine your upgrade options for getting CARB-compliant under the Truck and Bus rule in 2014 (1996-2006 trucks come under upgrade requirements this year). Listen to the podcast below to learn more about potential flexibility options in the works and the forces helping shape them.
Channel 19
A bone to the industry from an agency in the doghouse
Boosting the low-use mileage exemption just won’t be enough for some operators with CARB-noncompliant engines. For others, it doesn’t change their thoughts on the agency’s emissions regs.
November 11, 2013
Andy and Myrian Johnson with their 2006 Sterling expediter
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
CARB lead featured
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.
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