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newsrel -- Southern California ready mix company fined $65,700 for emissions violations

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:02:18
Robertson's Ready Mix fined for diesel truck emissions. 

Release 09-53
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				
CONTACT: Karen Caesar

June 1, 2009					   	  
(626)575-6728 
                                                              
www.arb.ca.gov

Southern California ready mix company fined $65,700 for
emissions violations 

SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board fined
Robertson’s Ready Mix $65,700 in May for diesel truck emissions
violations during 2007 and 2008 at its Southern California
facilities including.Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside,
Orange and San Diego Counties.

An ARB investigation showed that the ready mix company failed to
properly inspect their heavy-duty vehicle fleet. 

“Routine inspections guarantee that vehicles stay clean, meet
California's air quality standards and protect public health,”
said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “Failing to perform these
inspections can lead to an increase in air pollution.”

The law requires annual smoke tests for diesel fleets and, in
conjunction with ARB's roadside smoke inspection program, ensures
that all vehicles are properly maintained, tamper-free and free
from excessive smoke emissions.

Robertson’s Ready Mix is required to:
•	Guarantee employees responsible for conducting the inspections
attend a California community college training class on diesel
emissions compliance testing and provide certificates of
completion within one year; 
•	Provide documentation to ARB that the inspections are being
carried out for the next four years; 
•	Ensure all of the company's heavy-duty diesel trucks have
their software updated with the latest low-NOx (oxides of
nitrogen emissions) programming; 
•	Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state's idling
regulations; and,
•	Ensure that all diesel trucks are up to federal emissions
standards for the vehicle model year and are properly labeled
with an emission control label. 

Robertson’s Ready Mix will pay $65,700 in penalties: $49,275
will go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund for funding
projects and research to improve California's air quality; the
Peralta Community College District will receive $8,212.50 to fund
emissions education classes conducted by participating California
community colleges; and, the remaining $8,212.50 will go to the
California Pollution Control Financing Authority which guarantees
loans to off-road vehicle fleets that need to buy exhaust
retrofits to comply with state regulations.

Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40
other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California
identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant
based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other
health problems.

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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