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Free Training Seminars on the Truck & Bus Regulation
and the Tractor & Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation
- February 10th 2010
ARB has posted dates, times, and locations below for a series of public training seminars to discuss the March 31, 2010 reporting requirements for the Truck and Bus regulation and the Tractor and Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation. The seminars will be offered in the day, in the evening, and also by webcast. The training seminars will provide: Update and overview on the regulations, with information on the early reporting required for owners of agricultural vehicles and two-engine sweepers; How to use the fleet calculator; How to use the ARB on-line reporting system.
| Date/Time |
Description/Location |
2/24/10 1:30 pm - 4 pm
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Location: Air Resources Board
9530 Telstar Ave. El Monte, CA 91731 |
| 2/24/10 5 pm - 7:30 pm |
Location: Air Resources Board
9530 Telstar Ave. El Monte, CA 91731 |
| 3/4/10 8 am - 10:30 am |
Location: California Tower - High Grove Room, 2nd Floor 3737 Main Street Riverside, CA 92501 |
| 3/16/10 1 pm - 3 pm |
Location: Holiday Inn 8000 Parkway Drive La Mesa, CA 91942 |
| 3/24/10 1:30 pm - 4 pm |
Location: Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 669 County Square Drive Ventura, CA 93003 |
The presentation, as well as any additional material, will be available prior to the seminars at the Truck and Bus regulation website: www.arb.ca.gov/dieseltruck and the Tractor and Trailer Greenhouse Gas (GHG) regulation website: www.arb.ca.gov/cc/hdghg/hdghg.htm. The hard copy materials will also be available on the day of the meeting.
For those unable to attend in person, live internet broadcasts (webcasts) will be available for the February 16, March 2 and March 18, 2010 sessions and can be accessed on the date and time of the seminar at www.calepa.gov/broadcast/?BDO=1. An email address will also be available during these sessions to submit questions.
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REPORTING FORMS NOW AVAILABLE - February 3rd 2010
The Excel spreadsheet reporting form is now available for fleets to enter their vehicle information for the Truck and Bus Regulation and for the Tractor Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation.
This spreadsheet allows the user to enter fleet information for the initial 2010 reporting required for the Truck and Bus regulation and the Tractor/Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation.
There are no fees associated with reporting. The spreadsheet is designed to allow fleets to enter the appropriate information and to upload the data on the internet by using the Truck Regulation, Upload, and Compliance Reporting System (TRUCRS) online portal before the reporting deadlines.
The spreadsheet is available at:
www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/reporting.htm
The regulation requires that fleets that qualify for agricultural vehicle provisions and fleets with two engine street sweepers with Tier 0 auxiliary engines to report information about their vehicles by March 31, 2010. The regulation applies only to diesel trucks and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 lbs. Out-of-state trucks and buses that operate in California are also subject to the regulation. The Air Resources Board is making amendments to the regulation that would not require any other fleets to report until January 1, 2011.
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STATUS OF THE REGULATION - December 15th 2009
- Passed OAL and entered into California Code of Regulations; Goes live on 1/8/2010
- NO DELAY – Board denied requests to stall/delay the implementation of the regulation
- Staff directed to investigate possible credits, delay measures FOR SMALLER FLEETS and report back to Board in April 2010
- Definition of “small” is not yet defined
- Staff telling people to continue on as if no change – because there is no change yet
- Delay mechanism would be temporary – required to “catch up” by 2014, resulting in a “balloon payment” in 2013/2014 anyway
- Staff directed to draft new PM2.5 Mortality Risk Assessment – Replace Hien Tran-authored document
- Reporting Deadline Approaching
- Fleets seeking credit for early vehicle retirements, fleets with 2-engine sweepers, fleets that installed DPFs early and fleets with Ag vehicles
- Deadline to report is 3/31/2010
Emissions Strategy Planning – ESP
- Based on ARB-authored fleet calculator Analyzes three different compliance options within the Truck & Bus Regulation
- BACT
- BACT Percentage Limits
- Fleet Average
- Compares financial impact of the three programs on an annual basis
- Helps fleet owners understand the complex regulation in an easily presentable fashion
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VEHICLE RETIREMENT CREDITS - December 14th 2009
If your fleet has sold or scrapped trucks since 2008, your fleet may qualify for Vehicle Retirement Credits.
These credits will allow you to claim that retired truck as a 2010-compliant vehicle until December 31, 2013.
This credit only applies if your fleet size has been reduced since 2008.
Vehicles that were REPLACED with newer vehicles will not receive this credit; the replacement vehicles’ emissions factors will be used instead.
Call today to find out if your fleet could benefit from using Vehicle Retirement Credits.
To view the text of the regulation, visit:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2008/truckbus08/revfro.pdf
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ARB PASSES TRUCK & BUS REGULATION -December 10th 2009
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has passed the Truck & Bus Regulation.
The regulation was approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on December 9, 2009.
OAL submitted it to the California Secretary of State and becomes effective January 8, 2010.
To view the text of the regulation, visit:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2008/truckbus08/revfro.pdf
This is CARB’s actual tag line:
KNOW THE LAW. AVOID THE FINES.
| Date |
Enforcement Actions |
| 10-26-09 |
The Air Resources Board fined waste removal company <removed name >, $219,500 for emissions violations during
2005 and 2006. |
| 10-23-09 |
The Air Resources Board fined Montebello-based waste hauler <removed name >, $500,000 for failing to adequately inspect its fleet and retrofit some of its vehicles with diesel filters as required by State law. |
| 09-21-09 |
The Air Resources Board fined Southern California waste hauler <removed name >, also known as <removed name >, $270,000 for diesel emissions violations. |
| 09-03-09 |
The Air Resources Board fined <removed name >, formerly <removed name >, $300,000 for diesel emissions violations of its school bus fleet that occurred in 2005 and 2006 at locations thoughout California. |
| 05-21-09 |
The Air Resources Board fined the <removed name > $162,000 for diesel vehicle emission violations during 2006 and 2007 at its Los Angeles terminals. |
| 05-21-09 |
The Air Resources Board fined <removed name > $166,800 for diesel emissions violations that occurred throughout the state in 2007 and 2008. |
| 10-17-08 |
The Air Resources Board fined a Fresno, Calif.-based farm service comply $114,000 last week for failing to inspect its truck fleet for diesel emission violations in 2006 and 2007 throughout the Valley. |
| 09-26-08 |
The Air Resources Board fined <removed name > $305,250 for truck fleet air quality violations that occurred in 2006 and 2007. |
| 09-12-08 |
In two separate cases, The Air Resources Board fined <removed name > more than $281,000 for clean-air violations. |
| 04-07-08 |
The Air Resources Board recently fined <removed name >, one of <removed name >'s overland trucking contractors, $280,125 for violating air quality laws during 2006-2007. |
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New Health Report December 9, 2009
ARB calls for new health report, directs staff to explore regulatory flexibility for small businesses on
diesel truck rule
SACRAMENTO: The Air Resources Board directed its staff today to return to the Board next April with a new provision that would provide truck fleets more flexibility in cleaning up their diesel emissions under the state's Truck and Bus Rule that was adopted in December of last year, in light of the recession's effect on the industry.
ARB staff demonstrated that the down economy has reduced the amount of time trucks have operated, thus reducing harmful diesel emissions that would have occurred during normal economic times.
The Board also directed staff to withdraw and redo the health report that carried Hien Tran's name since it was learned last year that he falsely claimed he held a PhD in statistics from UC Davis. The implementation of the rule will continue to be carried out during this period.
The Board also neglected to second a motion by Board Members John Telles, who wanted to repeal the diesel rule after learning of a Tran's misconduct.
ARB passed the diesel truck and bus rule last December that requires truck owners to install diesel exhaust filters on their rigs by Jan. 1, 2011, with nearly all vehicles upgraded by 2014.
The regulation is estimated to prevent 9,400 premature deaths over its lifetime.
To reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality and public health, the ARB adopted a Diesel Risk Reduction Plan in 2000 and has already passed regulations addressing urban buses, garbage trucks, school bus and truck idling, stationary engines, transport refrigeration units, cargo handling equipment at ports and rail yards, off-road vehicles, port trucks and other sources.
For more information on the Statewide Bus and Truck Regulation, visit:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2008/truckbus08/truckbus08.htm
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BACKGROUND
On December 12, 2008, ARB approved a new regulation to significantly reduce emissions from existing on-road diesel vehicles operating in California. On December 9, 2009, the regulation was approved by the Office of Administrative Law and goes into effect January 8, 2010. The regulation requires affected trucks and buses to meet performance requirements between 2011 and 2023. By January 1, 2023 all vehicles must have a 2010 model year engine or equivalent. Affected vehicles include on-road heavy-duty diesel fueled vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds, yard trucks with on-road certified engines, and diesel fueled shuttle vehicles of any GVWR. Out-of-state trucks and buses that operate in California are also subject to the regulation.
Velocity Vehicle Group is a first-tier strategic partner for fleets that are subject to regulations from the California Air Resources Board. The company offers compliance planning, education, emission control devices (exhaust retrofits), new engines and new vehicles. Velocity Vehicle Group is comprised of L.A. Freightliner, San Diego Freightliner, Las Vegas Freightliner, Fuso, Ford, Western Star, Hino, Isuzu, AutoCar and Ford new vehicle dealerships. Velocity subsidiaries also offer used trucks through SelecTrucks and trailer parts through Performance Trailer.
No other company offers the full range of solutions and expertise offered by Velocity Vehicle Group.
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