The cost of doing business in California

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Just got really expensive - trucking. From San Jose, CA's The Mercury News:

Smog checks required for big trucks, under new law signed by Newsom
In a move aimed at reducing air pollution, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that for the first time will require most large trucks in California, including 18-wheel tractor trailers, to pass a regular smog check.

Already, cars and passenger vehicles that are six years old or older are required to pass a smog check every two years. But large trucks, a major source of diesel soot and other air pollution, have not been required to pass inspection.

On Friday, Newsom signed Senate Bill 210, which requires the California Air Resources Board to set up a pilot program over the next two years and after that put rules in place for truck smog checks.

“Just as car owners have to get their own personal cars smog checked every two years, so too should truck operators be required to maintain their emissions controls so that we can ensure long-lasting air quality improvements,” said State Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, who wrote the bill.

Sure, modern diesel engines are clean but older engines are not. This will drive the smaller older trucking companies out of business and will increase the cost of trucking by quite a bit. The transportation costs are factored into the sale price of everything from newsprint to groceries. It all gets delivered by truck. Prices are going to rise all over. Stupid law.

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