The California Air Resources Board (CARB) meeting in Sacramento this week will include presentations on diesel emissions and air quality legislation, reports Land Line Magazine. At least one alliance of motor carriers plans to be in attendance.
The Nov. 19-20 meeting will include updates on California’s Bill 32 implementation. The legislation, from 2006, gave the board much of its clout responsible for recent stringent trucking regulations.
The carrier coalition West State Alliance (WSA) plans to attend the meeting. WSA has criticized the board for the postponement of a workshop in October that was to discuss the aggressive emissions enforcement’s economic impact. A WSA board member, Bill Abudi, said the tough new regulations haven’t been matched with grants for smaller carriers.
Truckers want to reduce diesel pollution, Abudi pointed out, and are the first people affected by it. But clean air and workable business options must be balanced.
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