Comment the initial change. (Score 1) 168
I work at a trucking company in the dispatching department and my parents are truck drivers currently working for the same company, fuel consumption is a great importance in this industry so I think this should be a very good step for the industry.
however I still do not see the state of California as liking it very much, I remember not too long ago California was discussing making all deisel trucks have a plaque on the side of their trucks saying "Caution: this truck creates fumes that may cause cancer" or something along those lines, they totally ignore the fact that there aremore cars in the state of california at any given time than there are trucks.
Diesel fuel is more expensive in the state of california because they do not like semi tractor trailers, they place heavy taxes upon diesel fuel making it the most expensive in the country. I think their initial goel is to block all semi's from going into heir state, that would in essence make every thing they sonsume cost a large amount more as the trucks would stop at the border and unload their cargo of 45,000 lbs of beef that californians want for a bar b q on labor day or te 4th of july. only to let several smaller gasonile powered vehicles pick it up and bring it to the warehouses in Los Angeles and Sacramento and other various destinations. Quite frankly it would not bother me very much as I can get reloaded much faster in texas or florida with produce faster and at a higher rate of pay with less over head cost of fuel.
so if this new engine reduces the amount of "harmful emissions" and makes every one bright and happy again good. better mpg would be nice as it would reduce the overhead and increase my profits just as much.
but also it will cost more intially if the engine breaks and I have t call around trying to ifind someone that can do some mechanicing on an electronic valve diesel engine which I might find 200-300 miles away instead of hiring the guy in town that knows how to change out a std. camshaft.
in that respect it will take some time to de virginize the mechanic field and the std diesel engine community as well.
however I still do not see the state of California as liking it very much, I remember not too long ago California was discussing making all deisel trucks have a plaque on the side of their trucks saying "Caution: this truck creates fumes that may cause cancer" or something along those lines, they totally ignore the fact that there aremore cars in the state of california at any given time than there are trucks.
Diesel fuel is more expensive in the state of california because they do not like semi tractor trailers, they place heavy taxes upon diesel fuel making it the most expensive in the country. I think their initial goel is to block all semi's from going into heir state, that would in essence make every thing they sonsume cost a large amount more as the trucks would stop at the border and unload their cargo of 45,000 lbs of beef that californians want for a bar b q on labor day or te 4th of july. only to let several smaller gasonile powered vehicles pick it up and bring it to the warehouses in Los Angeles and Sacramento and other various destinations. Quite frankly it would not bother me very much as I can get reloaded much faster in texas or florida with produce faster and at a higher rate of pay with less over head cost of fuel.
so if this new engine reduces the amount of "harmful emissions" and makes every one bright and happy again good. better mpg would be nice as it would reduce the overhead and increase my profits just as much.
but also it will cost more intially if the engine breaks and I have t call around trying to ifind someone that can do some mechanicing on an electronic valve diesel engine which I might find 200-300 miles away instead of hiring the guy in town that knows how to change out a std. camshaft.
in that respect it will take some time to de virginize the mechanic field and the std diesel engine community as well.
