Someone finally sues C.A.R.B

that was a direct quote from the lawsuit, which i linked on post 1.

 

I wish the plaintiffs the best of luck. Someone needs to knock carb down a rung on their ladder.

 

And that quote doesn't address the statement I was disagreeing with which was :

"Theres a federal law that says they cant stop an out of state truck and subject it to their state laws. Oh but wait they just pick and choose what laws they want to enforce."

Neither the Clean Air Act nor the article you cite support this statement. You didn't make this statement so why defend it?

 

A state is not supposed to interfere with interstate commerce. Thats what its all about. Like banning certain type trucks from another state.

 

Every trade group in the country tried that one 2 decades ago and it didn't work. C.A.R.B. can do whatever they want.

 

Uh?
States interfere with interstate commerce all the time. You aren't exempt from state regulations because you are just passing through.
And try telling California they cannot ban trucks of a certain type from other states.

 

What truck drivers could do is just park at the border line and say hey folks come pick up your produce from here. While trucks engines do produce a certain amount of pollution, what about all those millions of cars that sit on the freeways during peak hour how concerned are they about the fumes their producing?

 

A state cannot impose tariffs or duties on goods being imported or traveling through their state.

A state can regulate what goods can be sold in the state, what equipment can be used in the state, and what permits are needed to transport/distribute. Please see Utah and booze or Wisconsin's war on margarine.

 

There's a simple and cost effective solution - fund mass transit and cut subsidies for parking. Enacting the simple solution is complicated and challenging.

Most cities in the country and particularly in California made calculated decisions about mass transit back in the 1950s for 'reasons'. Those choices have been reinforced for decades because it's hard to redesign infrastructure that is apparently functional, even when it is inefficient at best and downright dumb at worst. It's even harder to change the underlying culture.

 

Well i guess they going to show them again they can do what they want then.