Roadside Inspection of Heavy-Duty Diesels: Photo Opportunity
Media Advisory
Date
Release Number
98-27
Contacts
SACRAMENTO– The California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board (ARB) will officially begin its roadside heavy-duty diesel truck and bus smoke inspection program next week. A media availability and photo opportunity on the inspections is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 1998, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Sacramento, Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
| Who: | ARB Inspection Staff and Spokespersons |
| What: | Photo-Opportunity for State's Roadside Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck and Bus Smoke Inspection Program |
| When: | Wednesday, June 3, 1998, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| Where: | -- Los Angeles' CHP Scales, Valencia- I-5 Northbound (Opposite Magic Mountain) |
| -- Oakland's Port of Oakland, Corner of Maritime and 14th, Last Exit Before Bay Bridge Toll Booth | |
| -- 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 Office at (916) 322-2990
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.