California’s pre-2010 engine ban takes effect

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023:

California bans 76,000 trucks

California’s ban on vehicles with pre-2010 emissions spec engines took result Jan. 1, successfully banning an estimated 76,000 vehicles from the state’s highways. 

As of the start off of 2023, all trucks with 2009-and-older engines are prohibited in the point out.

Element of the California Air Methods Board’s enforcement mechanism this go-all-around is to prevent registration or renewal of any these types of automobile — the default CARB and the California Office of Motor Vehicles will use in that regard is an assumption that truck model a long time 2008 by way of 2010 are driven by by 2007-2009 engines. Except proprietors just take techniques with the organizations to show usually, registrations/renewals will be blocked.

Drivers who do have a 2010 design calendar year truck with a 2010 product 12 months engine can report that their engine is compliant through CARB’s Excluded Diesel Automobile Reporting facts foundation (EDVR). 

An examination from Overdrive sister company RigDig Business enterprise Intelligence found 75,951 special VINs for 2007-2009 product 12 months vans with some level of exercise in California around the previous five several years, like registrations and inspections.

Ohio vintage truck display set for June

The 11th once-a-year Ohio Classic Truck Reunion is established for the weekend soon after Father’s Working day this calendar year, June 24-25.

Place on by a variety of Ohio chapters of the American Truck Historical Modern society at the Ashland County Fairgrounds, the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. two-day celebration will function hundreds of classic vans, a truck model contest, a trucking memorabilia show, a parts swap satisfy, on-web page tenting, a “Region Convoy,” and lots of food stuff as very well as a variety of other actions.

The 2022 clearly show attracted more than 250 vehicles. Organizers say a van complete of food and additional than $5,200 was collected for the Ashland Foods Bank and Shriner’s Transportation Fund at last year’s demonstrate.

The Ashland County Fairgrounds is situated about 53 miles southwest of Akron.

The yearly truck exhibit will function a range of occasions, which include a trucking memorabilia exhibit, a truck design contest, a truck lights display screen and more.

Driver named Freeway Angel for helping trainer who was possessing allergic reaction

Eric Weed, a Melton Truck Traces driver based mostly in Oklahoma City, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Affiliation for coming to the aid of his coach, Scott, who was getting a critical allergic response to coconut though the two were being on a instruction trip.

Eric WeedIn October, whilst at a cafe in Orlando, Scott somehow ingested coconut, to which he is severely allergic. 

“He just begins sweating negative and begins turning purple and blue,” Weed claimed. “He started out shaking and said ‘I think I was exposed to coconut.’” 

Scott commonly carries an EpiPen to counteract allergic reactions, but he had left it in his backpack in his hotel home. Weed rushed to buy a rideshare support to get them back again to the hotel, as Scott grew to become progressively a lot more sick. 

“He was nevertheless perspiring like outrageous — I was completely ready to phone 911,” Weed said, but Scott insisted he would be Ok when they received the EpiPen. 

Upon return to the hotel, Weed designed a mad dash for Scott’s lodge space and promptly retrieved the EpiPen. Just after finding the shot from the allergy-counteracting pen, Scott appeared to get greater. 

“I obtained him some water and hung out and watched him for two hours right until he was very good,” Weed said. “I’m glad I was there and happy it all labored out.”  

Scott built a full recovery, and the two adult males had been able to full education. On the other hand, Scott believes Weed’s brief reaction helped help save him from a much more critical or lifestyle-threatening condition.