Diesel Truck and Bus Inspections Begin
Date
Release Number
98-29
Contacts
SACRAMENTO – Just a reminder that the California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board (ARB) will officially begin its roadside heavy-duty diesel truck and bus smoke inspection program tomorrow, June 3, 1998.
A media availability starts at 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. at the Port of Sacramento.
| Who: | ARB Chairman John Dunlap and California Trucking Association (Invited). Chairman Dunlap will be available from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| What: | Photo Oppportunity for State's Roadside Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck and Bus Smoke Inspection Program |
| When: | Wednesday, June 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
| Where: | Sacramento's Port of Sacramento, West Sacramento Intersection of Harbor Blvd. and Industrial Blvd. |
| Why: | The inspection program is being implemented to assure that heavy-duty diesel vehicles meet California's air emissions standards. Heavy-Duty vehicles have not been subject to any type of routine emission inspections since 1993. |
Attention TV News Directors: B-Roll footage of smoking truck and inspection equipment available upon request. Please contact ARB's Public Information Offi
CARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The CARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards.