MEDIA ADVISORY: Air Resources Board to crack down on Fresno’s dirty big-rigs

Inspectors will check heavy-duty diesel trucks for compliance with California’s air pollution laws
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Media Advisory

Date
Release Number
16-29a

Contacts

Karen Caesar
Public Information Office
karen.caesar@arb.ca.gov
(916) 322-2990

FRESNO - The Air Resources Board will be working alongside the California Highway Patrol to inspect heavy-duty trucks traveling in and around Highways 99 and 41 in Fresno.  The effort is part of ARB’s ongoing enforcement campaign to ensure that clean air requirements are understood, and that big-rig drivers are in compliance with the laws designed to improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and beyond.

PLEASE DO NOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSE LOCATION OF INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO EVENT

WHAT:  Truck inspections to check for compliance with state air pollution laws

WHO:  California Air Resources Board, California Highway Patrol

WHEN:  Tuesday, June 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon (ongoing inspections)

WHERE:  W/B E. North Avenue, between Hwy 99 and S. Cedar Avenue, Fresno. (Look for CHP and truck inspection signage, and long roadside pullout area.)

VISUALS:  Huge heavy-duty big rigs, inspections in progress, etc.

Note:  English and Spanish-speaking ARB representatives will be available for interviews.
 
State measures aimed at cleaning up diesel vehicles include requirements to report fleet information to ARB, employ fuel-saving technology, install diesel soot filters and replace or upgrade aging engines and transport refrigeration units.

CARB is the lead agency in California for cleaning up the air and fighting climate change to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards. Its mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective reduction of air and climate pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy.