Do you drive a diesel vehicle? Does your company deliver its products in a diesel truck? Do you get deliveries in a diesel truck? Do you shop at teh market? Do you live in a home? Work in a building? The cost of all of these activities will go up if CARB does not reconsider its ill advised Truck and Bus regulations!
As you hopefully have heard, CARB passed regulation at the end of last year based on a report authored by a fake PhD. These regulations, will cost millions of dollars to California businesses that are already drowning in CA poor business climate. Do not sit back and wait for someone else to save you, act now!
The California Air Resources Board has set the dates for workshops to discuss proposed amendments to the Truck and Bus
regulation.
- January 25, 2010 – Sacramento, Ca
- January 26, 2010 – Fresno, Ca
The Sacramento workshop will be webcast, and live video feed has been setup for alternative locations to telecast the Fresno workshop.
At the December 9, 2009, Board meeting, staff presented an update on the impact of the economy on emissions from Trucks and Buses. At that meeting, the Board determined additional flexibility could be provided for fleets adversely affected by the economy, and discussed three alternatives to provide additional flexibility. At the workshops, staff will present proposed amendments including the three alternatives, and other proposed modifications to the regulation.
The workshop notice is available at:
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Get fired up, listen to the John & Ken show on KFI640, as they discuss CARBs antics:
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admin Fleet Manager Wall CARB, DeWitt, diesel, John and Ken, KFI
Well it is time for snowballs in Southern California! During yesterdays meeting, the CARB Board agreed to consider options on the New Diesel Truck Rules. Thank you to everyone who sent a letter. While it feels like just one letter may not make the difference, a whole lot of ones certainly do! See CIOMA’s Hot of the presses release.
Mary Fleet Manager Wall California, CARB, diesel, Diesel Truck
It seems that no matter how much you train, prepare, establish guidelines accidents happen. There is a new product on the market for hazmat clean-up. It is called the Hydrocarbon spill clean-up (FM-186) program available from Environmental Chemical Solutions Inc. (ECS)
Traditional Methods of Clean-Up – In the past if there is a spill, the only resource was to use “kitty litter” to soak up the spill and dispose of the used absorbent material as hazardous waste.
Our future – This new product breaks-down the spilled diesel or gasoline and makes it easy for the naturally occurring surface bacteria to digest the spilled material. Thus, the treatment chemicals and the resultant wastes are non-hazardous. (Source: California Environmental Protection Agency).
We have implemented the use of FM-186 at our fueling locations and aboard our on-site fuel delivery trucks. FM-186 is also available for purchase from our Lubricants warehouse.
At DeWitt Petroleum, we like to do our part to minimize the impact of nonpoint pollution and protect our environment. Just another reason to purchase fuel from DeWitt Petroleum.
Bobby Fleet Manager Wall diesel, FM-186, on-site fueling, petroleum
What is the difference between gas sold at a branded gas station (Branded) and gas sold at a Mom and Pop or Costco (Unbranded)?
Branded gasoline is differentiated by the “additive” package that is added to basic gas. You will recognize the names because of the BIG marketing dollars spent telling us why one additive, such as Chevron with Techron, is better for your car than the competition think Shell V-Power.
Major refineries trade Gasoline and Diesel in order to supply their customers in many locations. An example, is when a company with a refinery in Northern Ca trades or sells product to a company who has a refinery in Southern California. In addition, product is shipped through pipelines and used by refiners, traders, and marketers alike. Once the product is at the loading facility (rack), the major brands add “special” additive packages that they hope will entice you to buy from their stations instead of the competition.
Is it bad for my car if I buy from an Unbranded station (Costco)?
No. Even without the additive packages, all fuel sold at gas stations must meet minimum federal and state specifications. The Branded stations quote added benefits of using their fuel, but essentially you are buying it because the movie “Cars” was cute.
Mary Fleet Manager Wall Branded Gasoline, diesel, fuel, Gas inversion, Gas Stations