CALEXICO - The Air Resources Board is working with the California Highway Patrol to conduct inspections on heavy duty trucks traveling in and around Imperial County. The goal is to ensure compliance with the Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation which aims to clean up California’s heavy duty fleets and improve air quality, particularly along heavily traveled trade corridors.

Measures geared toward cleaning up diesel vehicles include requirements to report fleet information to ARB, employ fuel-saving technology, install diesel soot filters and replace or upgrade aging engines and transport refrigeration units.

PLEASE DO NOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSE LOCATION PRIOR TO EVENT.

WHAT: Truck inspections to check for compliance with state air pollution laws

WHO: California Air Resources Board, California Highway Patrol

WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2014, from 10:30 – 12 noon (ongoing inspections)

WHERE: On CA Highway 7, just south of the intersection of Highway 7 and Highway 98. The location is east of Menvielle Road and north of the CHP Calexico Inspection Facility. (Look for a long pull-out area with CHP and Truck Inspections signage.)

VISUALS: Heavy duty big rigs, ARB and CHP uniformed inspectors, inspections in progress

NOTE: Spanish-language interviews available.