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All diesel fleets operating in California must be regularly
inspected to meet state regulations. 

Release 09-104
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
	  	  	
Dimitri Stanich
(916)-322-2825
www.arb.ca.gov

Telecommunications contractor fined $19,800 for emissions
violations

SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board last week fined
Washington-based Cablecom $19,800 for failing to inspect their
diesel trucks for compliance with the state's smoke emissions
standards.

ARB investigators found that the telecommunications contractor
failed to conduct diesel truck smoke tests in 2007, as required
by state law.

"All ARB regulations are adopted with the goal of protecting
public health," said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. "Industry
compliance is the key to achieving this goal; and when violations
are discovered, a company's cooperative remediation quickly gets
us back on track."

Under the penalty, Cablecom must:

    * Ensure that staff responsible for compliance with the
diesel truck emission inspection program attend diesel education
courses and provide certificates of completion within one year;
    * Upgrade all emissions software to the most current
version;
    * Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state's
idling regulations;
    * Complete heavy-duty diesel engine software and control
technology upgrades in compliance with regulations;
    * Supply all smoke inspection records to ARB for the next
four years; and,
    * Properly label engines to ensure compliance with the
engine emissions certification program regulations.
    * The California Air Pollution Control Fund, established to
mitigate various sources of pollution through education and the
advancement and use of cleaner technology, will receive $14,850
and the remaining $4,950 will go to the Peralta Community College
District to fund diesel education classes. 

Failure to inspect diesel vehicles can lead to an increase in
harmful airborne particles that Californians breathe. A decade
ago, the ARB listed diesel particulate matter as a toxic air
contaminant in order to protect public health. Exposure to diesel
emissions can increase the risk of asthma, bronchitis and other
respiratory diseases.

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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