The California Air Resources Board has announced its next round of emissions requirements for heavy trucks – and this time they’re trying something different.
While the formula is still the familiar “have model year ‘x’ by date ‘y’”, this time CARB is trying a new method of enforcement: blocking non-compliant vehicles from even getting a registration.
Beginning on January 1st, 2020, you will not be able to obtain a vehicle registration for any truck or bus that doesn’t meet CARB’s regulatory guidelines.
According to CARB’s website, the basic requirements will be that your vehicle will need to be model year 2011 or newer, or be powered by a 2010 or newer engine. As always, CARB regulations will apply to vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight over 14,000lbs.
Robert Bethel says
Taking about biting the hand that feeds you,
Maybe it’s time to starve out California.
I know I have a nice low miles Western Star that won’t be going back to the “Snowflake” state!
JEREMY HERRING says
Yes, I’ve been advocating this for years. Same goes for Rhode Island with their trucks-only toll road. If trucks simply stop making trips to these states they should get the message pretty quickly that they need trucks more than trucks need them.
Dean. A. Sleeper says
The 3 day (shut off) needs to be done if we want change and until every driver is on board we will continue to screw ourselves more and more there is absolutely no respect for the American Trucker and what we do to serve our country week in and week out I mean how bad does it have to get before everyone is on board and says enough is enough
Jason Arevalo says
Call OOIDA and lets organize this truck nation wide…LETS DO IT!!!!!
Andrew H says
Why I’ve boycotted California and the New England states. I’d boycott Illinois if it wasn’t a freight hub at Bolingbrook.
But I’m off OTR. Got it nice with a local overnight line haul run. My hat is off to those who continue to stick it out these days though.
roy holton says
Does this include trucks from other states from calif.
scott brazinsky says
Wow, typical california crap.Maybe they want the rest us from the other 47 states to just stay out.Wouldnt that be a hoot?3 months n theyd be crying.Love to see it.
Drive on,just not in cali.
LarrydontLie says
I told a carb administrator to stick it years ago. Dont do Canada or California.
Jonny Sponar says
The best thing trucking companies could do is tear California out of the atlas and pretend it doesn’t exist. But we know some desperate, spineless company will bend over to put up with it regardless so they’ll always continue getting away with this madness
Don says
I think give California back to Mexico.
Unclefungus says
It’s all good! That will just bring the trucks available down which might bring the rates up.
James Pagel says
No,
The dot and carb is not enforced against illegals and thier trucks from 1960.
This is only enforced if you have money to pay the fine.
Marc Rubinstein says
I do not go to California because of this. I have not been to California in 15 years. I also now have put Florida in the same category. I have a complete and utter boycott in my family against Florida.
Bad bob says
These s.o.b.’s make me sick to my stomach
Daniel says
I don’t feel it’s a bad policy in general, but forcing people into 2011 trucks, which is regen era trucks, is a bad rule.
I’ve driven lots of regen (not DEF) trucks and they’re garbage. Absolute junk. If they wanted to force something decent, they should wait until 2025 to enforce you must drive a truck using DEF instead. Otherwise, you’re forcing drivers to drive a piece of garbage that is horribly expensive to repair and still isn’t environmentally sound. While trucks using diesel exhaust fluid can have their fair share of issues, it’s a better system that doesn’t smell like your truck is on fire.
woofbeast says
No one commenting understands anything about money, that’s one reason none of them are business owners.
Rates will scale to costs – as always – and the people of California will continue to get everything they are willing to pay for.
woofbeast says
Something most people don’t understand about California is how air pollution works. Smog gets trapped between the on-shore winds of the Pacific ocean and the Sierra Nevada mountains. California has to take steps to mitigate air pollution that most other states don’t – that is the reason for stricter regulations.
Charli says
Woofbeast gets it.
Pam Corwin says
Build warehouses up and down the California border. Inbound drops their loads there and pick up an outbound load there. No need for us to have to enter CA and their precious air quality standards. If there weren’t so many blowhards there running their mouths they wouldn’t have an air problem!!!!
Gonzalo says
I don’t go to Cali for a good reason, I do flatbed and their rates out are horrible. So I just don’t go. Refer guys got it though though. Rhode Island tolls are easy for me, I just add the cost of the toll to the freight if it doesn’t pay enough to cover it I don’t go, I pass the cost to the customer if they don’t wanna pay I don’t haul. The problem here is not regs is the money coming in and out if that equation is good I haul. Florida is kinda a desert when it comes to freight so I avoid it unless it covers 500+ empty miles to GA or SC. It’s simple maths if freight pays the tolls and regs don’t bother me, but when they don’t I just don’t haul. If you say no to cheap freight that will do. Costs are always there, it doesn’t have to come out of your pocket it needs to cone out of the load. Since elogs started playing, rates went up, same will happen with other regs it’s just a matter of being smart and take the right load.