ATA (American Trucking Association) prepared to challenge Port of Los Angeles “Clean Truck Program”
May 14, 2008 by SwizStick
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…and lashes out as well:
Related Posts:The ATA is adamant, however, that the issue is not about “clean air” at all, but rather, is about curtailing the rights of free enterprise and initiative.
“We as an association have made huge improvements toward environmental protection,” said Whalen. “Drivers are required to use cleaner trucks whether they are unionized or not. The concession agreements take hiring decisions away from motor carriers and give them to local port authorities, which in violation of federal law. There’s no way they (the port) can win.”
But that does not mean the port won’t try, admitted Whalen.
“They apparently have a five million dollar legal budget they are willing to use to ensure passage of this program,” he said. “At a time when the port is attracting less and less business, we find this a curious way to spend its money.”
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