California compliance with old truck

Diesel pickups and motorhomes used to be somewhat exempt in CA.
Get info on CARB truck exemptions - Diesel Pickups & Motorhomes can be exempt from CARB Truck & Bus Regulation!

 

I would suggest calling and asking a CDOT officer, they’ll usually help, I called a MoDOT on a question about covid exemption I get in their state right now, they’ll usually explain what you need

 

The vehicle he is using IS NOT a pickup, that's a class 7 truck and it falls into the commercial vehicle category so it is not exempt.

 

So all those companies need to be put out of business too?
Especially ports and Railroad trucks.

 

The key phrase to remember here is "in furtherance of a business". Even if you're hauling your own product and not hauling for anyone else you're still operating in furtherance of a business.
Private fleets know this and some of them had to find out the hard way.

 

i don't know, I would think that California can't demand foreign vehicles, meaning from other states, have specialized equipment that isn't required in their home state. That has (not being political) to do with the interstate commerce clause. I do know rail roads are pretty much off limits when it comes to travel between states, this is a very well established fact. Ports should be also federal, but I don't know much about maritime law.

Nevertheless, the op is running a '94 fl60 which is a class 7 truck, not a pickup and it is used for commercial purposes so unfortunately it is covered by CARB, although unconstitutionally.

 

All that says is they won’t allow you to register your old vehicles. It says nothing about out of state vehicles already registered in another state.