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California: Oakland truckers overwhelmed by looming CARB rule, supply chain obstacles

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 18:00 MJA Uncategorized 64

Freight Waves – Besides the daily challenges drayage truckers face to keep their small businesses afloat at the Port of Oakland, some are questioning whether they still will be operating this time next year. That’s because of an emissions rule in California that is requiring them to upgrade their trucks to include 2010 model year or newer diesel engines by the end of the year.

Bill Aboudi, president of AB Trucking in Oakland, planned to upgrade his aging fleet by replacing half of his trucks this spring and the remainder in the fall to comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Truck and Bus rule deadline of Dec. 31.

Those plans are on hold for now, Aboudi said, as used truck prices continue to soar because of semiconductor shortages, which have caused larger fleets to hold on to their old equipment longer because of new truck order delays. He and other drayage companies typically buy their used trucks from over-the-road fleets, which are typically on a three-year depreciation schedule.

“I get asked about a possible CARB extension every single day by owner-operators,” Aboudi told FreightWaves. “CARB is creating uncertainty if they will be able to earn a living next year.”

The CARB rule covers all diesel vehicles with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating greater than 14,000 pounds.

Lynda Lambert, public information officer for CARB, said there is a provision in the Truck and Bus rule for new truck buyers who are experiencing manufacturer delays, but there’s no extension for California truckers who planned to buy used trucks but either can’t find one or can’t afford one because of supply constraints. 

J.D. Power Valuation Services reported that used truck pricing in calendar year 2021 soared over 96% higher than in 2020 because of the chip import issues, which have drastically impacted the new truck market. more

64 Comments on California: Oakland truckers overwhelmed by looming CARB rule, supply chain obstacles

  4. All the LA assholes are out in force today at the Super Bowl.

    I am pulling for the Bengals but the song “Heaven Can Wait” has been in my head all day.
    A great Meat Loaf song and a remade movie that had the LA Rams winning the Super Bowl with Warren Beaty as QB.

    I have no money on this game, just pulling for a good one.
    I was tempted to put a C-note on Cinci though…
    I think the over/under on race-baiting commercials is 17…sigh*

    Either way…FUCK YOU HOLLYWOOD DICKHEADS!

    Go get em Joe Burrow & Let’s Go Brandon!

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  6. OT……………where is the Superbowl open thread?

    The best rendition of the National Anthem I have ever heard, some R&B singer I never heard of, but very well done.

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  8. Rich, this is the de-facto SB thread.

    Burr, I’m here as an iotw public service.
    It’s a burden I do not take lightly.

    I watch to point out all the bullshit & hypocrisy.
    Actually a playoff is also going on at The Phoenix Open golf game as well.

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  11. Loco, I’ll let you give us a summary of the halftime show, I just can’t watch that garbage.

    I’ll be watching the dopey commercials for any sign of preachy sanctimonious woke crap.

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  16. I’m a BIG TIME Rams fan. Suddenly. I’ve never seen that many white guys on one team. Am I a racist for saying that? I dunno. They shot down my idea about White Entertainment TV. Black History Month, AKA if your a white commercial actor you’re fucked.

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  18. The commercials are pretty much what we have been seeing for a few years now, for every white person there are 2 black folks.

    The Doritos commercial was good, everything else, MEH!

    The game so far has been pretty ordinary. The vaunted Ram defensive line only got to Burrow once and with OBJ out, the Bengals are in this thing.

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  24. Brad, The Rap Game:

    I’mma disrupted nigga, you made me crazy
    You should’ve slain me as a baby
    Behavin’ shadier than Wes Craven
    And you ain’t even gotta pay me
    I take pleasure of layin’ a nigga down daily
    You face me, punk it’s over, you’ll faint fast
    I’ve never fucked up to where I can’t whoop ya ass
    You’ll neck’ll get snapped with bare hands, fuck music
    Is he rappin’? It’s cool but fools, just don’t confuse it
    What happens: these dudes get rude then I lose it
    I’m scandalous, I blow ya two niggas off the atlas
    With a gat that’s bigger than Godzilla’s back nigga
    You are not realer, in fact you’re feel the effects
    Of a crack dealer, y’all presidents since he smacked
    And got a mack 10 with it, so I ain’t gotta rap
    But I’m thankful for that, don’t mistakin’ me black
    Cause you’ll be stankin’ in the back of a fuckin’ Cadillac

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  28. Cooper Kupp is the great white hope.
    Enjoy it while you can.
    They won’t be satisfied until it’s 100% black with 100% black coaches.
    They will NEVER be satisfied.
    Adrian Peterson, a black running back who beat his kid’s asses said that he was a slave…made 20 million a year.
    I’m not bullshitting…I’m not that talented.

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  29. Burr, I ordered some lower ball joints for my ’73 Super Beetle, and actually got the correct units. I still don’t have my steering damper… which was shipped from Texas… Texas is closer to me than the other parts I ordered. I got the drop link in a week, the ball joints in 2 weeks, but the fucking damper — the part closest to me — is not here yet.

    I should have bought a yo-yo.

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  31. just before the half, the Bengals intercepted Stafford.
    Some idiot who is not even dressed on the Bengals side came out to celebrate.
    Cost his team 10 yards.
    They wanted to go down and get a field goal but that changed to just end the quarter.
    What a fuckhead.
    Reminds me of a few years back when Cinci had the Steelers dead to rights.
    Cinci defense gave up 40 yards of ignorant as fuck penalties.
    Steelers won.

    Man…at least Cinci covered

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  33. That’s …..par for the course Erik. Super tits on fire parts, everything fits……but there’s some damn gizmo that makes it all work….that’s no where to be found.

    And Brad…. Eriks beetle is worth some cash and is only going up in value as he continues to make it better than new.

    Plus, Subaru engine in the back and they go Herbie the Love Bug fast.

    But yeah man, Duncan butterfly right out of the packaging. Bright red translucent with a brand new string. So cool.

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  34. Burr,
    ” Eriks beetle is worth some cash and is only going up in value as he continues to make it better than new.”

    But will it do a wheel stand? I think naught/not/phnot.
    Doubtful.

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  39. Brad, what are you driving?

    I’ve given this a lot of thought. If I were you and had gone through what you did….. I’d pierce my nipples, and get full body tats. So I could ride around topless on my Vicla.*

    Then, I’d spend some dough on a classic muscle car….and I’d take up smoking.

    I don’t know why more cancer survivors don’t start fights, urinate in public or litter. “F YOU! I GOTS THA CANCER!!!!” Would seem to cover pretty much any situation from DUI to random dynamite detonations.

    *Vicla
    https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/7/2016/09/2002-harley-davidson-softtail-fishtail-exhaust.jpg?fit=around%7C875:492

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  42. You dudes ever set a 34 PICT 3? You sit there with a thermometer and an RPM meter with fucking stinger exhaust banging on your chest. Getting retarded by the minute. Braindead.

    I guess I was too stupid to smoke a cigar and watch the Fluke 88 with a telescope.

    It has never been a pleasant evolution.

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  43. “I don’t know why more cancer survivors don’t start fights,”

    LOL. I think I do my fair share being the asshole I am. What am I driving? Fuck I’m old pal. A Duramax. When I move there we’ll hook up and do a project car. I’ve had phenomenal luck with A body My Old Pig Ain’t Running type cars. It’ll be fun, and costly

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  44. Big round pirate nipple rings. You’ve been in the gym everyday for the last 500 years. Get some technical specs for gunz you’ve built as tats and go shirtless everywhere.

    Or Sgt. Slaughter style and wear combat boots, ol’ skoo camo pants and a grey wife beater with a D.I. hat and mirrored shades.

    Bonus points for fat stache.

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  45. Stock 34 PICT 3? Maybe Lectric’ carb or newer ones….no. And nothing ever with a stinger.

    Why would you do that? Don’t you know any youngsters that can do stuff like that?

    ……..but it does sound fun in a Beavis and Butthead sort of way…..

  46. ” Get some technical specs for gunz you’ve built”
    Yea, they start with specs, we build some pretty cool carbinas, if I do say so myself. If they weren’t spec’d, we couldn’t build them. It’s not like we’re widling them out of Balsa wood.

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  49. I don’t do electric chokes. I’m a hand-choke cat. And a Dansk muffler cat. Even of it was 180 degrees on the wrong side for intake heating. Even if It confused me 180 percent. You HAVE to know what the scavenge side is.

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  52. Erik, It’s a fucking air cooled 25 cc motor. Go buy a fucking car with a MOTOR and your luck with women will improve drastically.
    Hopefully you take this as constructive criticism.

    Signed, that asshole

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  53. The hell would I know if they hurt. I’m not a cancer survivor.

    Burr with his shirt off is just a guy who does prison burpees and has a lot of tats….not all Cape Fear style…mostly Nordic runes and Ford stuff. You know, firing order for Ford big blocks/Y blocks across knuckles.

    But I could sure use a tan. Gah.

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  59. It’s all power to weight….plus a cool rear end. 2.67 or something stupid.

    I just like German stuff because it’s super kawaii. No idea how to say that in German. You can tell those engineers were so full of war guilt that they threw themselves into making adorable coo coo clocks on wheels.

    Cute lil’ hubcaps… dinky sunshades. Child sized handles…

    Sewing machine engine….

    Let me put it this way. I’m building this Westie for my kid. As a parent, would you rather some kid pull up for a date wif your daughter in a classic vw bus…..or in a 70’s disco van with shag carpeting?

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  60. “It’s all power to weight….plus a cool rear end. 2.67 or something stupid.”

    LOL, you can’t shed that much weight. Man I ran 5:13s.As far as my Giant Golden Pirate Nipple Rings, You need to buy me dinner first, and take me out on the town.

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  62. All in all,a Decent game.
    I like Burrow & Stafford.
    Both had a great season.

    I predicted 3 points but for some reason preferred Cinci.

    I’m Just happy Mahomes & his family of jackasses (Not his Dad) didn’t win anything.

    Cheers & Sleep well all.

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  63. I got my steering damper, to-day. And I put in my center link. It took all fucking day. Every mechanic should own a very small set of 2 jawed pullers. I mean tiny — not windscreen wiper puller small — but Beetle steering ball joint small.

  64. Wow, two weeks ago A Aron Burr was challenging then mortal enemy Erik to combat and a race. Burr mounted on an English Leaker, BSA I believe, Erik, on a Combat Wombat. Our Burr was quite confident UNTIL, he found out Erik tipped the scales at slightly less than my left nut. 130 pounds. Burr tapped out. I was heart broken to see Burrs display of cowardice. Now they’re joining forces to convince everyone that a Krout engineered air cooled miniature engine is the fastest thing on the face of the earth. Somethings not right here. But I am still available to film the original death race 2022 event.

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