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newsrel -- ARB unveils pollution-cutting tools for trucking community

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 10:52:26
Campaign promotes one-stop shop for compliance with clean air
regulations.  

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Air Resources Board
Release 09-61
 
June 26, 2009
 
Mary Salas Fricke
(916) 322-2990
www.arb.ca.gov

ARB unveils pollution-cutting tools for trucking community
Campaign promotes one-stop shop for compliance with clean air
regulations   

SACRAMENTO – The Air Resources Board has released several tools
to help the trucking community comply with a variety of clean air
regulations adopted by ARB in recent years, including rules aimed
at reducing diesel pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from
heavy duty “big rigs”.

The tools are geared specifically to fleet owners as well as the
truck dealers, lenders, air districts and others affected by the
regulations, which call for both modernization of the heavy duty
diesel fleet and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.  

“Trucking is a tough enough business that we need to make clean
air performance as simple as possible.  All of the regulations,
programs and funding assistance options for truckers operating in
California can now be found at one central location on the web
site or via a centralized phone line,” said ARB Chairman Mary D.
Nichols.  “We hope to create a better understanding of our
regulations, so that Californians will have cleaner air to
breathe.”

The tools to be launched this week are:
•	A web portal via the ARB website homepage called the “Truck
Stop” at http://www.arb.ca.gov/truckstop, which provides the user
with a one-stop shop experience for information pertaining to the
trucking community.  Written in straight forward,
non-bureaucratic language, the site is personalized through the
use of an interactive questionnaire that results in a list of
regulations and funding assistance options that may apply to the
fleet owner’s situation.  The site is designed primarily for the
fleet owner but the information is also useful for the truck
dealer, lender, air districts and others in the trucking
community.   

•	ARB’s 1-866-6DIESEL (1-866-634-3735) phone line available in
English, Spanish, Punjabi and Vietnamese Monday-Friday from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. for individuals who prefer to talk to a live
person about their diesel-related questions.  

•	A new ARB email address at 8666diesel@arb.ca.gov that enables
the user to submit diesel-related questions at their convenience.
 Maintained by ARB staff, the site allows users to receive a
response to their diesel related inquiry within two business days
if not sooner.   

The outreach tools are the product of the landmark Truck and Bus
Rule, aimed at cleaning-up pollution from "big rigs" and school
buses, and AB 32, a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions and
fight global warming.  The ARB board adopted these clean air
regulations with the stipulation that outreach to the trucking
community be readily available, easy to understand and include
funding assistance options. 

Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40
other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California
identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant
based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death, and
other health problems.  It also reduces visibility and, along
with greenhouse gas emissions, can contribute to climate change
and global warming.

The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air
pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain
health based air quality standards.

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