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I just want to say that the regulations that are being proposed are
going to have a severe negative impact on the entire California
economy. Nobody at the state level wants to address the issue of
where the money is going to come from to implement these stringent
regulations. Currently the trucking industry has experienced
numerous financial hits such as the rediculously high fuel prices
during the year (that we were unable to pass on), the reduction in
freight due to the construction melt down, and now the lack of
financing regardless of price. The trucking industry is under
constant pressure to offer affordable transportation of goods in
the state. It appears that the only companies that will be left
standing after this takes effect will be the national mega fleets.
As you are all aware the only thing that keeps freight rates in
check is competition, now the CARB wants to unlevel the playing
field and allow the huge companies to monopolize our state. Since
the Mega fleets have the economies of scale they can merely send
all of their new equipent in to California, and use their older
equipment out of state. This has utterly no impact on their
financial position. The companies that only operate in California
are at a complete disadvantage given that we have no outlet for our
non-compliance equipent. 100% of our revenue stays in California
unlike the companies that are headquartered out of state. I am a
native Californian and want nothing more than to have clean air for
my family but, there has to be a better way to accomplish the goals
of emision reduction without jeopardizing the livelyhoods of so
many Californians.