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The proposed ruling to reduce emissions could not have come at a
worse time. We are in the middle of the "perfect storm" in the
construction trucking industry. The combination of the lack of
work, the high cost of buying new equipment or retrofitting current
equipment, and the rates for work decreasing instead of increasing,
has been the kiss of death for many companies.

We have been in this business over forty years and have never had
to layoff any employees. Now, we have no choice but to cut our work
force and hope we can hold on until the economy recovers. We have
lost a lot of good workers. 

To understand this industry, you need to take a closer look at how
it operates on a day-to-day basis. You can't compare this type of
trucking to over-the-road freight or any long-haul companies. If
you researched this indusry the same way the Port situation in L.A.
was, maybe you would have a better understanding of how devastating
the proposed Rules are going to be for the typical one truck
owner-operator.
 
We all want cleaner air, but the cost to obtain it should not wipe
out thousands of companies. Please delay this decision and do some
more investigation and come up with a solution that everybody can
live with.

Dean Marietta
Tri-County Transportation