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newsrel -- Bay Area companies fined for air pollution violations

Posted: 07 May 2008 11:12:05
Please consider the following Air Resources Board press release
announcing the recent settlement agreements with Wilbur-Ellis
Company, headquartered in San Francisco, and Piazza Trucking,
Inc., based in South Gate,.  You can review the release online
here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr050708.htm .
Thank You
Dimitri Stanich 

Release 08-33
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2008
	  	  	
Dimitri Stanich
916-322-2990
www.arb.ca.gov

ARB fines Wilbur-Ellis Company and Piazza Trucking, Inc. $38,250
for clean air violations for heavy-duty diesel fleets

SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board in April
penalized Bay Area and Southern California companies for
violation of clean diesel truck regulations for a total of
$38,250.

Wilbur-Ellis Company, headquartered in San Francisco, and Piazza
Trucking, Inc., based in South Gate, both violated California's
Periodic Smoke Inspection Program, which requires owners of
California-registered trucks to regularly inspect their vehicles
to meet state air quality standards.

"These regulations are established to ensure California's
heavy-duty vehicles are properly maintained and free from
excessive smoke," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. "This
penalty sends a clear message that the inspection program must
be taken seriously."

A field investigation by the ARB showed that both Piazza
Trucking and Wilbur-Ellis failed to properly inspect their
diesel-powered vehicle fleets. To settle the case, Piazza
Trucking agreed to the $33,750 penalty and Wilbur-Ellis agreed
to $4,500 to comply with the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program.
A sum of $9,562.50 will be paid to the Peralta Community College
District to fund diesel technology education programs and
training for staff that operate diesel-fueled vehicles.

Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40
other known cancer-causing substances. In 1998, California
identified diesel exhaust as a toxic air contaminant based on
its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other health
problems. People exposed to higher levels of emissions from
diesel-fueled engines are at increased risk for cancer.

The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air
pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain
health based air quality standards.


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