The California Air Resources Board announced that it has fined Minatta Transportation $8,500 for diesel truck emissions violations that occurred in 2007. A CARB fleet audit found that the Cotati-based trucking company had not been inspecting its heavy-duty diesel vehicles annually, as required by California law.
CARB says that as part of the settlement, Minatta must:
The company will pay $8,500 in penalties: $6,375 will go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality; $1,062 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 $1,062 will go to the California Pollution Control Financing Authority.
