24 States Push Back Against California’s Emissions Rules

[Freight Relocators]

A group of 24 states is fighting California’s push to enforce stricter emissions rules that could impact any trucking company with 50+ vehicles or $50 million in revenue. Starting in 2025, these companies will be required to begin switching to electric trucks. What are your thoughts on how this will affect the industry, especially for those of us driving through California?

24 States Oppose California’s EPA Waiver Request

Discover the controversy surrounding California's stricter truck emissions standards. Learn why 24 states oppose these regulations and the potential impact on truckers.

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[Hammer166]

It's frankly a surprise that some court hasn't already slapped California down for interfering with Interstate commerce with their emissions bs. One of the big reasons we became a constitutional republic instead of staying a confederacy was to have uniform commerce among the states, enforced by the federal govt.

 

[Mike]

It's frankly a surprise that some court hasn't already slapped California down for interfering with Interstate commerce with their emissions bs.

It has been said by many, for quite some time, that all of this power that was given to California in regards to emissions needs to all be revoked. It was a bad decision, and it needs to be reversed.

Vehicle Emissions California Waivers and Authorizations | US EPA

This page lists Federal Register Notices concerning California Waivers originated by the Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ).

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If that link works, it will make your head spin.

 

[Duck]

Every new round of totalitarian bullshit in California comes with people saying "just quit going to California. When their store shelves are empty, they'll give it up" but few actually do.

Every time drivers comply with California BS it only encourages them to cram even more BS down the people's throats.

Obedience is implied consent.

They banned leased owner/operators & now they're trying to ban diesel trucks entirely.

Y'all who continue to haul in & out of California, this is your fault.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Every new round of totalitarian bullshit in California comes with people saying "just quit going to California. When their store shelves are empty, they'll give it up" but few actually do.

Every time drivers comply with California BS it only encourages them to cram even more BS down the people's throats.

Obedience is implied consent.

They banned leased owner/operators & now they're trying to ban diesel trucks entirely.

Y'all who continue to haul in & out of California, this is your fault.

Agreed. I hate that most of our freight comes in via California ports so I'm a little complicit myself. Fortunately I'm actually helping destroy the US Economy as a whole by propping up China so that makes it better.

Edit: I have a slightly different take on the lease up thing. I think that's one thing they got right. Only because it's my understanding lease ops still exist, but carriers are no longer able to treat them like forced dispatch company drivers.

If it completely obliterated the option for real, that kinda sucks. But when these companies treat an owner op like a company driver, that sucks even more.

 

[krelithous]

Every new round of totalitarian bullshit in California comes with people saying "just quit going to California. When their store shelves are empty, they'll give it up" but few actually do.

Every time drivers comply with California BS it only encourages them to cram even more BS down the people's throats.

Obedience is implied consent.

They banned leased owner/operators & now they're trying to ban diesel trucks entirely.

Y'all who continue to haul in & out of California, this is your fault.

How much do you wanna bet that they will pull some stupid shit like drivers can't cross the boarders if there not driving an electric truck. like they did in 2007-2010 with the emissions trucks . how are we saving the planet ever see the emissions caused to make ev's then they catch fire and burn to the ground. and when the batteries reach there end of life there hard to recycle if at all possible. the same with the emissions trucks to many computers to much to go wrong and costly to fix vs an old school motor!!!

 

[krelithous]

Agreed. I hate that most of our freight comes in via California ports so I'm a little complicit myself. Fortunately I'm actually helping destroy the US Economy as a whole by propping up China so that makes it better.

Edit: I have a slightly different take on the lease up thing. I think that's one thing they got right. Only because it's my understanding lease ops still exist, but carriers are no longer able to treat them like forced dispatch company drivers.

If it completely obliterated the option for real, that kinda sucks. But when these companies treat an owner op like a company driver, that sucks even more.

i have a different look on AB-5 while it prevents carriers from screwing drivers over. i would say it's mainly taxes!!! there's work arounds for AB-5 if you have no ties to commieforina