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My company participated in the VIP program and received funds for
turning in a 1993 truck towards the purchase of a 2009 truck. We
would like CARB to review the requirement that the purchased truck
cannot enter the ports in California for 3 years from date of
purchase. This rule (requirement) does not seem appropriate for the
cause. Afterall, what was accomplished is that an old truck was
removed from the California Highways, which contributes to cleaner
air in California. We were only made aware of this requirement when
the deal was 99% completed and we were signing the final paperwork.
We are not a large company. We only have 4 trucks (now). We
occassionally go into the port of Stockton, and we need the
flexibility of all of our trucks to be able to go into the port of
Stockton to get our back haul on occassions. We ended up having to
buy 2 2009 trucks so that we could still have 3 trucks on the road
that can enter the port of Stockton. The VIP truck (as we call it)
has been sitting in our yard since late January of this year when
we purchased it through the VIP program. There should be at a
minimum exceptions to this rule in a case like ours where this
created a financial hardship in that we have a truck in our small
fleet that cannot participate in our main route which is from
Bakersfield to Stockton and back to Bakersfield.