The ACF Regulation will be detrimental to most trucking
companies in California. Besides the cost of an electric
truck, there are not enough charging stations currently in this
state, let alone at the ports or yards. Many of our
customer's locations would require multiple stops to charge which
would cause delays on making appointment times. Many times,
warehouses will fit the driver in their schedules if they are not
in time for their appointments. This causes us to ultimately lose
money because our driver is sitting and waiting to be
loaded/unloaded and not moving on to the next load. In
addition, this would also be a problem at the ports due to the
excessive lines in the crowded terminals, we would miss port cuts
and last free day appointments.
With the weight of the electric trucks being significantly more
then diesel trucks, the customers are forced to use more equipment
for shipping. There is already a shortage of equipment at the
ports and this would just cause more delays as well as a price
increase for the customers. Many will not be able to afford
this and it will cause a lot of economic problems in the long
run.
Please re-consider this regulation, as the State of California
is not yet ready for this yet.
Thank you,
Deborah Ackerman
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