The most polluting catagory of diesel trucks is pre 1998.
The compliance date for these trucks is 12/31/2010.
The proposed surplus window is three years.
This would render this entire catagory of trucks ineligible for
grant assistance.
It would also insure that these vehicles would continue to pollute
up to the Compliance Date.
If the surplus window was reduced to 1.5 years for fleets and 1
year for owner operators we would be able to replace the heaviest
polluting engines as quickly as possible with the least
detrimental economic impact on the trucking community.
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