Carb forced me out of Calif.

How much research have you done on a DPF?

I was preparing to do exactly what you're doing, but I've decided I like my job enough that I will probably retrofit or buy a compliant truck.

If I retrofit I will install a filter that will not interface with my ecm, which gives me some options. On my Freightliner it would be easy to configure the exhaust so I could route it through the filter, weedburner style, when I cross the state line & then change it back to the factory stacks when I cross back out. If I wanted to take a chance I could just remove the filter media from the can & truck away merrily.

I think this is sort of like a big game & it shouldn't be that hard to think one step ahead of the f*#>ing government.

I also don't see how they can realistically enforce this. There are just too many people trhat are not going to be compliant Jan. 1st.

I've also been told that there are still court cases pending that could change the situation.

I also believe that the technology will improve and prices will decrease over time. For this reason alone I am trying not to do anything until I absolutely have to.

But it's nice to know that I have a friend in Idaho with a big enough yard for me to park the truck and set up a travel trailer to stay in til I could get settled.

 

It's about revenue. They'll be happy to write tickets, not too happy if they spend a bunch of money to enforce a regulation, and then they find everybody in compliance...

The green regulation stuff is "feel good" stuff, it really isn't making a big dramatic change, but it's something people can feel good about. (and they can write regulatory laws with big fines and generate revenue, that's the real thing going on here...)

 

Im planning to do that as well but im hoping that Carb would give us little more time since there are little too many people without filter. Almost 50 or small fleets are 07or older .
Has anyone heard anything about extension or exempt?

 

Don't quote me but I heard you can buy points for your truck to run in Ca. but I don't know what this means? I think they will allow you to run there but you will have to pay per visit or per year if you are registered and plated there? I don't know but I heard something like this.

 

The extension ends January 1. You could still be ticketed, so I understand, prior to that point if you have not registered your truck. I have not heard of any exemptions that extend beyond January. It is going to be very interesting to see how this impacts California's economy. I would not go to the expense of buying a new or newer truck just to run California. It would be cheaper to relocate.

You may want to check with Arizona and see if you need to do anything prior to your move. You will probably need to change your pcs-150 to reflect the change of address. It is now time to renew your UCR. You have until Decenber 31 to pay this tax. It would be good if you had your new address changed prior to that time. You may be able to wait until it is time to renew your base plate to buy a plate in Arizona. Of course, you can also check with California to see if you need to do anything with them prior to moving. Your insurance rates could also change, but any rate differential likely won't go into effect until it is time to renew.

 

What if you have a direct customer?