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I am responding again to this comment period.  

  On my first response I agree we do not need to idle trucks in
unneeded enviroments but an example of needed idling would be in
So. Calif.  during the summer when it's 100+ degrees outside it is
an oven inside the sleeper and we are supposed to get a "good"
nights rest and be alert and rested to deal with traffic in the
morning.

As far as the major problem with green house gases is coming from
all of the excess cars on the freeways and roads causing all this
slow traffic, wasted fuels and time.  So with the number of
commerical trucks versus cars, we are not the primary
contributors.  Also there needs to be something done with speed in
the state, just look at the freeways during non commute hours and
try to find a vehicle doing within 10 miles of the posted speed
limit.  How much fuel is being wasted from cars, passenger
vehicles, small trucks, etc. doing 10, 15 or even 20 mph over the
speed limit.  You can not tell me they are less of a factor in
what you are trying to stop by regulating me out of business. 

 I am happy to do what I can to get my truck as effiecent as
possible but again I am a single truck company with no financial
backing to go to my local repair shop and say "make my truck CA
compliant".  What are the standards for Mexican trucks?  They may
not be going all over the state legally as of right now, but
aren't they using 1500 or 5000 ppm sulfur fuels?  How does this
affect CA air, with the number of them with the commerical zones
alone on the border that has got to be some type of consideration.
 

So I guess I, as a stuggling business, trying to make a living
will go deeper in debt, if not out of business trying to comply
with these standards.  One thing I am hearing within the trucking
community is "I will not haul frieght to California".  So as a
resident of the state, how are you looking at this situation when
prices skyrocket because no one wants to haul into the state, with
needed commidities?

There seems to be avast number of questions with minimal answers
at this time.  I talked to some of your representatives at the Las
Vegas truck show in June and got no idea from them that this
situation was going to be a drastic as it is becoming.

Thank you again for your time,
Rodger Harmon
Harmon Trucking