Diesel exhaust contains harmful gases and more than 40 other known cancer-causing compounds.
The California Air Resources Board has fined two out-of-state transportation brokers for violations of Truck and Bus Regulations. The $152,000 penalty will fund air pollution research, improve children’s health and install air monitors. Marten Logistics and Roadrunner Transportation Systems did not authenticate that trucks hired or dispatched for service were compliant with the state’s tough Truck and Bus regulation, and for not keeping adequate records as the law requires.
Diesel trucks are among California’s biggest sources of air pollution. Because they are so durable, they can operate for decades and belch significant amounts of diesel pollution along the way. The Truck and Bus Regulation requires all older heavy-duty diesel trucks operating in California to be either retrofitted with soot filters or replaced with a 2010 or later model year engine to greatly reduce harmful emissions. Continue reading
