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We have 3 Class 8 and 2 Class 6 diesel trucks in our construction
business, most of which get only 10,000 miles or less per year.
They allow us to provide faster and better service to our customers
but are not by any means the profit center for our business. If the
new regulations are passed as is, we will have to devote an
enormous amount of money to replacing perhaps half the trucks and
will in future only be able to afford to hire the remaining trucks.
Our customers will receive lesser service than now and costs will
escalate dramatically. The smarter and saner alternative would be
to allow us to upgrade our trucks as their viability and safety
requires instead of meeting an arbitrary deadline. Alternatively,
since this artificial obsolesence is said to be for the greater
public good, perhaps the public can foot the bill through a large
direct payment upon purchase of these newer trucks. It is only
fair.  Clay Green