Posted by MarkB_MI on February 10, 2008 at 04:32:20 from (216.234.120.199):
In Reply to: Did I Hear It Right? posted by super99 on February 10, 2008 at 03:24:22:
I went to Google News and could only find a couple of articles on this topic. One was from the California Farm Bureau (link below), the other was from the FleetOwner website (http://fleetowner.com/management/carb_workshops_regulatory_0130/)
It's apparent from both articles that the rules only apply to highway fleet vehicles. Of course, many of the large corporate farming operations will fall into that category. Another thing the Farm Bureau seems to be upset about is some provision that vehicles and engines that don't meet the new regulations can't be resold. That would affect the supply of used replacement engines and trucks.
Here's what FleetOwner says about the regs:
"The retrofit requirements will require fleets with more than 19 trailers to be 50% retrofitted by December 31, 2012 and fully retrofitted by December 31, 2014. Fleets with 19 or less trailers do not have the 50% requirement but must also be fully compliant by 2014.
"The proposed regulation, which would phase in between 2010 and 2021, affects diesel vehicles operating in California, shuttle buses, vehicles with greater than 14,000 GVWR, or any person, business or government agency that owns or sells a vehicle in the state.
"Excluded from the regulation are pickups and other vehicles with a GVW rating less than 14,000 lbs., with the exception of shuttle buses, emergency vehicles, tactical military vehicles and personal use motorhomes."
The California farm lobby is notoriously powerful; I wouldn't be surprised if the proposed rules are either shut down completely or get significant exemptions for agriculture.
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