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I am concerned about air quality. I am also concerned about quality
of life in the State of California.  My husband is an owner
operator trucker and has been in the dump truck business in CA for
the last 35 years. We have lived through several recessions and are
now experiencing the worst construction downturn we have ever seen
in Southern California. The only way we made it through previous
slowdowns was by having a savings account, having our equipment
paid for and not making any major expenditures. Each recession
completely depleted our savings but we were able to survive
financially because of our extremely low overhead(no truck
payments)!  There is no way we can afford to buy a 2007(or newer)
truck or spend $15,000 on the unproven retrofitting during this
current economic downturn.  We just need more time.  As "used"
compliant trucks become available at reasonable prices truckers
will upgrade. Let's try to strike a balance between business and
the environment.  We can all emerge winners!

Cheryl
Davis Trucking Inc