Friday, May 8, 2009
The California Air Resources Board fined Desert Materials Transportation and Terra Trucking Company, both from Banning, Calif., for a total of $7,500 during March 2009 for diesel truck emissions violations.
An ARB investigation showed both companies failed to properly inspect their diesel fleets, as required by California law.
"Many California companies are going beyond what is required," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. "When we find companies that are ignoring clean air requirements it is only fair that they should pay a penalty."
Annual smoke emissions tests are required for diesel truck fleets, in conjunction with ARB' roadside smoke inspection program; the law ensures that all vehicles are properly maintained, tamper-free and free from excessive smoke emissions.
In addition to mandatory penalties, Desert Materials Transportation and Terra Trucking Company are required to:
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.
An ARB investigation showed both companies failed to properly inspect their diesel fleets, as required by California law.
"Many California companies are going beyond what is required," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. "When we find companies that are ignoring clean air requirements it is only fair that they should pay a penalty."
Annual smoke emissions tests are required for diesel truck fleets, in conjunction with ARB' roadside smoke inspection program; the law ensures that all vehicles are properly maintained, tamper-free and free from excessive smoke emissions.
In addition to mandatory penalties, Desert Materials Transportation and Terra Trucking Company are required to:
- Guarantee employees responsible for conducting the inspections attend a California community college training class on diesel emissions compliance testing and provide certificates of completion within one year;
- Provide documentation to ARB that the inspections are being carried out for the next four years;
- Ensure all of the company's heavy-duty diesel trucks have their software updated with the latest low-NOx (oxides of nitrogen emissions) programming
- Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state's idling regulations; and,
- Ensure that all diesel trucks are up to federal emissions standards for the vehicle model year and are properly labeled with an emission control label.
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.
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