CARB fines Hoskins Brothers $6,000 for diesel emissions violations

Mar 1, 2009

The California Air Resources Board has fined an Oxnard-based trucking firm $6,000 for diesel truck emissions violations that occurred in 2006. CARB says a fleet audit found that Hoskins Brothers Trucking had not been annually inspecting its heavy-duty diesel vehicles as required by California law.

As part of the settlement, Hoskins must comply with the following:

Guarantee employees that are responsible for conducting the inspections attend a mandatory California community college training class on diesel emissions and provide certificates of completion within one year;

Instruct employees and drivers on CARB’s truck idling regulations;

Ensure that trucks have the most recent Low-NOx software installed;

Provide documentation to CARB that the inspections are being carried out for the next four years; and

Ensure that all diesel trucks are up to federal emissions standards for the vehicle model year and are labeled properly with the manufacturer’s factory engine certification label.

The company will pay $6,000 in penalties: $4,500 will go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality; $750 will go to Peralta Community College District to fund emissions education classes conducted by participating California community colleges under the California Council for Diesel Education and Technology; and the remaining $750 will go to the California Pollution Control Financing Authority.

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