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The Honorable Governor of the State of California
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA  95814

Governor Schwarzenegger:

  	The California Air resources Board is considering the adoption
of an on-road diesel truck and bus regulation. It is obvious that
the zealousness of today’s society to Go Green and the political
votes being gathered by the politicians has spurred legislature
.This is catastrophic, not only to the trucking industry, but to
the very pockets of the California consumer.
      	Are you aware of the cost, per vehicle, for owners of
trucks to comply with this legislation? The cost , today , for a
truck to be fitted with an APU unit, which allows the  trucker to
have air conditioning in the summer, and heat in the winter while
we are sleeping in our sleeper births is an average of 10,000.00 $
for any worthwhile unit . The no idle law has put that burden on
all truckers that run the road and sleep in their sleeper births.
The cost of an additional filtration system to comply with the carb
legislature is equal. Should I just send the keys to my company to
the state of California now? Why should I even think of the almost
30 years I’ve spent building it.
      	Are you and the legislatures ready to answer their consumer
when he or she is breathing the same air but cannot afford to buy
anything in the store because the cost of transportation has put
the cost of goods out of sight? How do you think that we are going
to recoup these costs? According to the CARB board there are
440,000 trucks registered in this state, and 1,000,000 others that
enter it.  
      	It bothers me to no end to think of the people of
California or any state, local, county, and state wide, and their
attitudes to the trucks and trucking industry. No one wants us in
front of them on the road. No one wants us on their street or
parked on the side of the road. How do your constituents think
every product they buy, every chair they sit on every bed they
sleep, every car they drive in, got to where they bought them?
There would be nothing if the truck didn’t deliver it. I hiked
through Europe years ago, and I can tell you that the trucker and
truck bring the goods to towns were revered. It’s sad that we are
portrayed as a nuisance.
The truck and trucker are a great source of revenue for all levels
of government. The rules and inspections alone make us an absolute
target for being ticketed. We’re a great source of revenue. Give us
a break.                                                           
                                                                   
                                                                   
         


Why don’t you consider letting attrition take care of the trucks
that are old? The truck builders will make lots of money adding all
these new devices on their new trucks. But at least the companies,
small and big, will be able to get the most out of their present
fleet, and when we buy new and get rid of the old we won’t have to
do it all at once. You want to breathe better, let us breath also.
Thank you very much
Peter M.Yoss

President and founder
Golden West Moving Inc.