Comment Log Display

December 5, 2008


The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggar
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Governor Schwarzeneggar:

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is currently considering
the adoption of an on-road diesel truck and bus regulation that, if
implemented as presently drafted would have a profound, negative
impact on California’s economy.

There is no disagreement that we need to work collectively to
improve the state’s air quality and all of us want to provide as
healthy an environment as possible for our families, our employees
and all Californians.  However, in its current form, the Board’s
proposed regulation places a significant economic risk on our
business today, jeopardizes many of our members future viability in
the moving and storage industry, which is already reeling from
unprecedented financial turmoil.

The Agents that represent North American Van Lines in California
are being asked to dispose of equipment and assets before their
useful life has been completed and purchase new equipment before it
would otherwise be acquired.  A combination of this proposed rule
and the state of the economy have left the trade-in or resale value
of our equipment worth pennies on the dollar.  Many of our Agents
simply don’t have the resources or access to capital to retrofit
our engines.  Some may be forced to sell off our trucks at a loss
or shut their companies’ doors, ultimately costing jobs and revenue
to the state’s economy.

Given the multi-billion dollar cost of this regulation,  I urge
you to support the alternative proposal advanced by the Driving
Toward a Cleaner California (DTCC) Coalition that would give
companies the opportunity to comply in the most reasonable
timeframe and flexible manner possible while still attaining
aggressive emission reductions.

Thank you for your consideration.

Steven McKenna
Vice President
North American Van Lines, Inc
700 Oakmont Lane
Westmont, IL  60510
630-570-3996