MEDIA ADVISORY: Air Resources Board cracks down on polluting trucks in East Los Angeles area

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Media Advisory

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Release Number
14-81

Contacts

Stanley Young
Public Information Office
syoung@arb.ca.gov
(916) 322-2990

LOS ANGELES - The Air Resources Board is working with the California Highway Patrol to conduct inspections on heavy-duty trucks traveling in and around the Los Angeles area. More recent ARB strike forces have been active at the Port of Los Angeles and in Imperial County.

PLEASE DO NOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSE LOCATION OF INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO EVENT

WHO: California Air Resources Board, California Highway Patrol

WHAT: Truck inspections to check for compliance with state air pollution laws

WHEN: Tuesday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ongoing inspections)

WHERE: Parking lot  Eastbound and Westbound on Bandini Blvd, East of Downey Road,  Vernon (Look for CHP and truck inspections signage.)

VISUALS: Heavy-duty big rigs, ARB and CHP uniformed inspectors, inspections in progress, etc.

Measures aimed at cleaning up diesel vehicles include requirements to report fleet information to ARB, employ fuel-saving technology, install diesel soot filters and replace or upgrade aging engines and transport refrigeration units.

CARB is the lead agency in California for cleaning up the air and fighting climate change to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards. Its mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective reduction of air and climate pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy.