California needs to slow down the push for battery-electric (BEV) trucks. It is not just a matter of feasibility, technology and infrastructure. It is a matter of public safety. In the past three months, there has been...
TOXIC ENVIRONMENT
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NOT SO FAST
California legislators come up with some of the darnest ideas. The latest comes from California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) who wants to install speed limiters on ALL vehicles, not just trucks,...
PRACTICALLY IMPRACTICAL
California continues to push for zero emission vehicles (ZEV) regardless of its practicality. And, by "practicality" we mean: Electrifying light, medium and heavy duty vehicles will increase the state's power...
GROUNDS FOR GRAVEL
Eagle Rock Aggregates has been in legal wranglings with environmental groups and California's Attorney General Rob Bonta on the terms and conditions necessary to build and operate an open-air sand and gravel terminal...
CARB CONFORMS
You may have heard about California Air Resources Board's (CARB) recent agreement with the truck and engine manufacturers. If not, here is a quick recap: The agreement aligns California's NOx standards with those of...
TAX HIKE
On July 1, 2023, California increased the excise tax on diesel fuel by $0.031/gallon to a total of $0.441/gallon. This tax increase is in addition to the 13% sales tax assessed on diesel fuel. Is it any wonder fuel...
CALIFORNIA DREAM GETTING SUED
The long reach of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) regulations and their impact to fleets across the country are resulting in lawsuits. Folks are sick of California setting the defacto national standard....
ANTI INDEPENDENT
One out of every ten workers in the United States in an independent contractor. Regardless of the freedom, flexibility and earning power such work provides to these citizens, Julie Su would like to make that number...
STRIVE FOR INDEPENDENCE
AB 5, California's landmark legislation effectively banning independent contractors, may very well go national if President Biden's pick for US Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, is approved by Congress. Ms. Su was the...
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, has proposed penalizing oil companies for perceived price gouging. His proposal ignores the fact the taxes and fees California imposes on fuel are the highest in the nation, the...
TOPPING THE LIST
California has three of the top ten bottlenecks in the nation. More than any other state in country. #7 Los Angeles 60 at 57 #8 Los Angeles 710 at 105 #10 San Bernardino 10 at 15 Do not worry Northern California. You...
FROM THE DRIVERS’ SEAT
ENVIRONMENTAL BLINDNESS We are coining a term for those who push through environmental regulations without practical consideration to the whole chain of events...Environmental Blindness. First, we stand by our...