I would like to request leniency regarding my 2009 motor truck.
I am all for cleaning the air and reducing pollution levels in
California, however at whose expense? I am a single truck owner
making ends meet and raising a family of Five.
in 2010 we were told to install a $15,000 retrofit filter. Of
course everyone took advantage of us from the parts people to labor
and loan companies with high interest rates. We received no
financial assistance. Two years later we were told that our truck
was no longer operable and we had a to purchase a more recent
engine model. Trying to escape the extortionate prices in
California we purchased a truck from Utah. Of course the price we
paid was not the value of the truck due to this inflated market.
When we got it home a week later we had to rebuild the motor and
placed over $13,000 on our credit card to start working.
Here we are again 8 years later having to purchase another
truck. Each and every time we reached out for financial assistance
and each time we were told that there were no more funds available.
Why is it that the little man like myself gets trodden on each and
every time.
Sitting at a desk and creating these heroic laws to save the
world sound great on paper, however has anyone sat down and thought
of the financial affects on those that suffer the finanancial
burdens?
I would like to request that you please
reconsider the affect that this is having on my family and many
more like us. Picking up $2-3,000 monthly payments for a new truck
during a possible recession will only lead to many being unable to
make payments and keep themselves afloat. Work has already slowed
down and I am stuck in a difficult situation.
Please here our personal stories and help us continue being able
to take care of our families and our fellow Americans. Without the
sacrifices of the American Trucker this country would come to a
stand still.