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I am the owner of a small business in Chino, CA.  I own one diesel
tractor and a dozen trailers which contain medical equipment.  I
drive between 5,000 and  10,000 miles per year with my tractor.  In
fact, the 1987 Freightliner tractor I own has less than 80,000
miles on it.  Legislation that forces me to upgrade my tractor to a
new vehicle would create a tremendous financial hardship on myself
and my business.  Since I don't use my tractor very much, it would
be cost prohibitive to purchase a new one.  I don't think the state
of California is concerned about very low mileage operators like
myself.  We are not the problem.  There should be an exception in
this case.  High Mileage Operators are the ones that should be
targeted.  Bear in mind, however that high mileage tractors are the
first to be retired, so there will be a natural attrition rate
amongst these vehicles.  I would even go so far as to agree to
paying a "Road Mileage Tax" or a "Vehicle Registration Tax" to
supplement a incentive program to encourage these high mileage
vehicle owners to retire the non-compliant trucks, but the tax must
be reasonable and the proceeds must go only for this purpose and
not be redirected into the general fund for the state.  I
appreciate any response.  Thanks.