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Diesel fleet owners are required to inspect and document trucks
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Release 09-81
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2009
	  	  	
Karen Caesar
(626) 575-6728
www.arb.ca.gov

Anaheim waste hauler fined $85,000 for emissions violations


SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board fined Anaheim
Trucking $85,000 in July for diesel emissions violations.

An ARB investigation showed Anaheim Trucking, based in Anaheim,
Calif., failed to properly inspect their diesel vehicles during
2005 and 2006. The company also failed to comply with the solid
waste collection vehicle rule by neglecting to install proper
emission-reduction devices, required by law.

"Companies that ignore clean air requirements must pay the
price," said Chairman Mary D. Nichols. "Controlling diesel
emissions is a top priority to protect the air we breathe."

ARB offered Anaheim Trucking an opportunity to settle the
violations for $50,500; the company rejected it. Their actions
led ARB to file a complaint with the State Attorney General's
office. Subsequently, the case was settled for $85,000. If
Anaheim Trucking fails to comply with the regulations, an
additional $115,000 will be added to the penalty.

As part of the settlement, Anaheim Trucking is required to:

    * Guarantee employees responsible for conducting the
inspections attend a training class on diesel emissions
compliance testing and provide certificates of completion within
one hundred and twenty (120) days;
    * Comply with all Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP)
requirements;
    * Retrofit the appropriate number of solid waste collection
vehicles with the best available control technology; and,
    * Comply with all requirements applicable to solid waste
collection vehicles. 


Anaheim Trucking will pay $85,000 in penalties: $68,000 will go
to the California Air Pollution Control Fund for projects and
research to improve California's air quality. The Peralta
Community College District will receive $8,500 to fund emissions
education classes conducted by participating California community
colleges; and, the remaining $8,500 will go to the California
Pollution Control Financing Authority which guarantees loans to
off-road vehicle fleets that need to buy exhaust retrofits to
comply with state regulations.

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.

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.

The energy challenge facing California is real. Every
Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy
consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and
cut your energy cost, see our web site at http://www.arb.ca.gov

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