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State Chapters => California => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 17, 2024, 10:33:47 am
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State implements ban that will phase out a mainstay of cargo transportation: 'It is a big impact on my operations'
Story by Leslie Sattler • 23h • 2 min read
In an exciting step toward a greener future, California is pushing electric trucks as the way forward for cargo transport.
The state recently banned new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks at ports in favor of zero-emission alternatives, signaling a transformative shift in the industry, as reported by The New York Times.
Starting this week, diesel rigs can no longer be added to the list of new vehicles approved to move goods in and out of California's bustling ports. The state sees this as a prime opportunity to make substantial progress in reducing emissions from the trucking sector, which is currently a major source of carbon pollution.
Cleaning up the approximately 30,000 trucks registered at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's primary hub for container cargo, could lead to a significant decrease in both carbon emissions and lung-harming particulate matter in the air. Residents in port-adjacent communities like Wilmington currently face constant truck traffic and pollution, underscoring the importance of this transition.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/state-implements-ban-that-will-phase-out-a-mainstay-of-cargo-transportation-it-is-a-big-impact-on-my-operations/ar-BB1jWa48?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=78b1d2f068594c75ae690527a871aba3&ei=27
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In an exciting step toward a greener future
We'll see just how "exciting" it is. :pondering:
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"Starting this week, diesel rigs can no longer be added to the list of new vehicles approved to move goods in and out of California's bustling ports. The state sees this as a prime opportunity to make substantial progress in reducing emissions from the trucking sector, which is currently a major source of carbon pollution."
Fishrrman fearless prediction:
It's not "the emissions" of trucks that are going to be "reduced".
Rather, it's the number of tractors that show up to haul the containers away.
Suppose they had a container port, and no trucks came to service the place?
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Are there Constitutional provisions for restoring sanity to one of the States?
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If Oregon had a brain in their head... Or Washington.
But they don't.
Alaska would wlecome the trade, but moving it south would be a chore.
Vancover is just North Seattle.
Pacific trade is going to hinge on Mexico.
How crazy is that?
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"Starting this week, diesel rigs can no longer be added to the list of new vehicles approved to move goods in and out of California's bustling ports. The state sees this as a prime opportunity to make substantial progress in reducing emissions from the trucking sector, which is currently a major source of carbon pollution."
Fishrrman fearless prediction:
It's not "the emissions" of trucks that are going to be "reduced".
Rather, it's the number of tractors that show up to haul the containers away.
Suppose they had a container port, and no trucks came to service the place?
The democrats in California are not happy that the Covid shortages are over for Californians....or any where else that depends on goods moving through California's ports.
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If Oregon had a brain in their head... Or Washington.
But they don't.
Alaska would wlecome the trade, but moving it south would be a chore.
Vancover is just North Seattle.
Pacific trade is going to hinge on Mexico.
How crazy is that?
Is Mexico busy building a new mega-container port? They should be.
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Is Mexico busy building a new mega-container port? They should be.
There was talk of it somewhere off of Baja... The way it looked, it wouldn't be far to Texas.
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If Oregon had a brain in their head... Or Washington.
But they don't.
Alaska would wlecome the trade, but moving it south would be a chore.
Vancover is just North Seattle.
Pacific trade is going to hinge on Mexico.
How crazy is that?
Well, (Panama) canal tolls are big, and would just add to the price of everything, so that's looking like it. The question is one of how much we want Mexico to control our formerly west coast delivered supply chain.
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If not California or Mexico, there's also the port of Rupert in British Columbia. I believe they off-load directly from ship to train there - no "trucks in the middle".
But it may be at capacity now.
One thing is clear:
If California refuses to come back to its collective senses, a huge amount of truck and rail business there is simply going to disappear in the next 10-20 years.
Gone with the wind...
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NO plan to destroy any nation is complete without a plan to destroy their economy.