A Possible Unintended Consequence Of CARB '14 Regs....

Everything seems to be for the children in California. A state where 30% of the country's welfare recipiatants live. All because we cant let children go hungry. I thought that was the parents responsibility? Anyway, nobody would have a problem with CARB if the didnt make us get rid of our older trucks. Kind of like cars, if you get a new one, it has certian emissions on it

 

It is by attrition. The 96s and up are being killed off unless they upgrade. : 0)

Here in Indiana we want your old trucks! Those who bet the farm that CARB wouldn't stick are stuck. I'll buy that old truck... cheap, of course.

It's the free market you like to tout until it bites you in the ...

and who's the crybaby now??

 

That's a fair assumption. But no-one knows yet exactly what impact these regs are going to have. There's tons of anecdotal stuff out there, companies leaving CA, companies positioning buying up brand new trucks, huge new crossdocks in states bordering CA. Only time will tell if it's truly disastrous or a year to two hiccup. Same thing with any rates that might shoot up (allegedly already have and are according to some) on outbound CA freight. Trucks will always gravitate to better rates. Great rates never last. But again, only time will tell.

 

I truly think that that CCTA's numbers are way off. Some of us remember them as CDTOA. LOL. Think about this, if you own three trucks or less, only one has to be CARB compliant in January. Now the rate cutting S.O.B. that is running around with junk trucks only has to buy one 2008 truck,which can be had for as low as $30k. Which mean he doesnt have to raise his rates. I know this sucks. Question is does the out of state carrier with three or less trucks have to meet the same requirements or does every truck he sends into CA have to be compliant?