To Whom This May Concern,
I am hoping to shed some quick thoughts on the newly proposed
law in place by CARB. This law will severely impact the
trucking industry in a negative way. Our drayage company
works with drivers all throughout the valley (Fresno) to the Bay
Area.
Unfortunately, there is no Zero Emission truck
that can do what we do. Even the best ones on the market have
a limited range that wouldn’t even allow us to do a
round-trip between Manteca and Oakland without having to re-charge
for numerous hours. Those trucks also weigh 12,000+ more than
current trucks. It would be impossible to run between
Oakland/Fresno.
Any driver that will need to do repairs after the proposed
1/1/24 date will need to get a brand new electric truck and either
put this driver out of work due to the financial cost of the truck,
or severely burden the driver and their family with an exponential
cost.
Please take these thoughts into consideration. Thank
you.