1,300 dollar fine for a glider in California

Holy crap!!! 43%

"It seems that surprise inspection blitzes are all the rage nowadays. Following a series of unannounced inspection initiatives in multiple states including Nebraska (which saw 43% of inspected vehicles placed out of service)"

 

They do it every year

 

If California or any state want clean air they should pay for the maintenance and the repairs of those high
maintenance and Emission systems
The driver should not be the only one to bear the burden. They depend on trucks as much as the drivers do. Why in the hell should the driver be the only one taking the smack for this.

 

How is the driver the only one? As a driver you charge a premium for CA loads to offset your emissions cost. That cost gets pushed onto the customer and finally the consumer. If you have a CA qualified truck and your not charging CA more money that is your own fault. My premium covers CARB and the high fuel cost no problem. It's about knowing your operating cost and making sure you cover them.

 

Old Dominion and ABF

 

The problem is that in order to maintain a CA compliant truck you must charge everyone "premium CA rates".

 

The doorknobs enforcing this deserve to get their knees shot out