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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is hosting a virtual workgroup focused on the High Priority Fleet requirements of the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The High Priority Fleet requirements will apply to an entity that meets any of the following criteria:
- Is an entity with $50 million or more in gross annual revenue in the prior year;
- Is a fleet owner with 50 or more vehicles (defined as GVWR greater than 8,500lbs);
- Is a fleet owner whose fleet in combination with other fleets operated under common ownership and control totals 50 or more vehicles; or
- Is a broker or other fleet owner that in combination with other fleets owns, operates, or dispatches vehicles under common ownership and control that totals 50 or more vehicles
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 13 from 9 AM - 12 PM via Zoom. We highly encourage our members to participate in the workgroup meeting. You must register to attend.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, CTA hosted the first virtual California Trucking Day on September 27. We had over a hundred members join to hear from two panels of key decision makers. Senator Lena Gonzalez, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, and Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, participated in a legislative panel to discuss the future of the transportation sector and shared their priorities to overcome major hurdles currently affecting the industry. Additionally, Chairwoman Hilary Norton and Commissioner Fran Inman from the California Transportation Commission participated in the second panel focused on transportation funding. Both shared their unique perspective as appointed officials and urged collaboration on future projects. Thank you to all who attended and hopefully members will be able to return in person for next year’s Trucking Day. If you were unable to attend, you can watch a recording of the event. Access passcode: TruckingDay2021!
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Southern California Edison is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States and a longtime leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency. With headquarters in Rosemead, Calif., SCE serves approximately 15 million people in a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California. SCE has provided electric service in the region for more than 130 years.
The Charge Ready Transport program offers low-to no-cost electrical system upgrades to support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment for qualifying vehicles. This program provides a unique opportunity for fleet operators choosing to acquire electric vehicles by providing support and reducing the costs with installing the necessary charging equipment.
TOMORROW! Los Angeles/Orange Unit CARGO PAC Reception
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 | 4-7pm
San Joaquin Unit CARGO PAC Dealer Appreciation Night
Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 6-9pm
NEW DATE!! Kern Unit CARGO PAC Sporting Clay Shoot
Friday, October 29, 2021 | 7:30am-3pm
PATTERSON, Calif. — Javier Diaz went down the wrong path early in life. He used drugs, was involved in gang activity and got into trouble at school — he fit all the cliches that could be used to describe a textbook “bad boy.”
Then, one day, things changed. Diaz decided to browse through his high school’s course list of electives and found Dave Dein’s name listed as the instructor of a truck-driving course. Diaz shrugged, but signed up for the class anyway.
After all, what did he have to lose?
“It saved me,” said Diaz, now 21. “I took that class, got my CDL and now I am driving a truck. Trucking really has changed my life.”
Dein, 57, says students like Diaz are the reason he became a teacher, and why he created the truck-driving program at Patterson High School in Patterson, California, in 2017.
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October 8 | Kern Unit Sporting Clay Shoot - CARGO Event
SAVE THE DATE! November 10 | Los Angeles/Orange Unit President's Night
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September
The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, launched the 2021 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue.
Industry stakeholders are encouraged to complete the survey available through ATRI’s website by clicking here. The survey will remain open through October 15, 2021.
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