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A STUDY warns that a plan to cut truck diesel emissions at California ports through regulation could lead to economic chaos because fewer than five per cent of vehicles using the port meet new pollution standards.
The authors say the result of the ban could well match the damage done by the 2001 dock strike that closed US west coast ports for 10 days at an estimated cost of US$10 billion to the economy, reported The Long Beach Press Telegram.
When the Clean Truck Programme starts in January, the first few weeks could see a return to port congestion and container backlogs, according to a study by economist John Husing.
Mr Husing said most cargo is transported by owner-operated trucks. The Clean Truck Programme requires trucks to be driven by employee drivers and terminal access be limited to clean-burning vehicles.
The study found that the programme would push up cargo-hauling costs by 80 per cent, mainly because of the expense in providing medical and other benefits to truckers. Plus trucks would have to be retrofitted or replaced with new greener ones.
The authors say the result of the ban could well match the damage done by the 2001 dock strike that closed US west coast ports for 10 days at an estimated cost of US$10 billion to the economy, reported The Long Beach Press Telegram.
When the Clean Truck Programme starts in January, the first few weeks could see a return to port congestion and container backlogs, according to a study by economist John Husing.
Mr Husing said most cargo is transported by owner-operated trucks. The Clean Truck Programme requires trucks to be driven by employee drivers and terminal access be limited to clean-burning vehicles.
The study found that the programme would push up cargo-hauling costs by 80 per cent, mainly because of the expense in providing medical and other benefits to truckers. Plus trucks would have to be retrofitted or replaced with new greener ones.
2 comments:
Diesel Truck owners must check their truck diesel performance regularly for a decrease in diesel emissions.
They need to follow the law... if they want to their trucks to have a cleaner diesel emissions then they should invest in a good diesel performance products.
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