California Air Resources Board

Sugar Transport of the Northwest, LLC Case Settles for $750

Sugar Transport of the Northwest, LLC agreed to pay $750 in penalties; $562.50 to the California Air Pollution Fund and $187.50 to Peralta Community College District, for violating air quality regulations.  An investigation by the Air Resources Board (ARB) showed that Sugar Transport of the Northwest, LLC failed to properly self-inspect some of their diesel trucks to assure the trucks met state smoke emission standards.  ARB documented violations as they related to the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP).  To settle the case, Sugar Transport of the Northwest, LLC agreed to the $750 penalty and to comply with the PSIP and other ARB programs.

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