Silicon Valley Moving and Storage Settlement
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Silicon Valley Moving and Storage Case Settles for $1,500
In January 2011, Silicon Valley Moving and Storage agreed to pay $1,500 in penalties for violating air quality regulations: $1,125 will go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California's air quality; $375 will go to Peralta Community College District to fund emission education classes conducted by participating California community colleges, under the California Council for Diesel Education and Technology (CCDET) program. An investigation by the Air Resources Board (ARB) showed that Silicon Valley Moving & Storage failed to properly self-inspect their diesel trucks to assure the trucks met state smoke emission standards, and to properly affix emission control labels the engines of their fleet vehicles. ARB documented violations as they related to the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) and Emission Control Label (ECL) Program. To settle the case, Silicon Valley Moving & Storage agreed to the $1,500 penalty.