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To California Air Resources board,

I respectfully request that a longer time line for implimentation
of this rule be used. In this time of financial crisis and economy
turndown, money for new purchases is tight. I personaly have been
looking into appling for grant funding for several new trucks, we
have replaced 5 of our 12 trucks in the past 2 years. Some with
grant money some not. I can see no possible way to afford any more
payments and not put my company at risk. Our debt to asset ratio is
4 to 1 now. The programs in place do not suit the size of my
company. 

With all of our costs rising and work dwindling all of this is a
large gamble. I don't know of any banks that are willing to risk
financing this type of a loan situation. Our company has no
contract hauling, all we have is our service, banks are not willing
to lend on "service" as security of income.

Please consider all the aspects of this rule before you impliment
it. We have 15 employees, some may have to loose their jobs as a
result of this.

Chris Torres
F & L Farms Trucking Inc.