Why aren’t 18 Wheelers tested in Hamilton County?
The Air Control Pollution Bureau tells us: • Trucks are federally regulated. • New standards for heavy duty trucks are in or will be in place that will reduce pollution. 1. New diesel fuel in October of 2006 2. New engine standards 3. Reducing 18 wheeler pollution by 90 percent • State regulates vehicles up to 10,500 pounds • 18 wheeler trucks exceed 10,500 pounds • Most 18 wheelers are registered outside of Hamilton County. Where does your Ten Dollars Go? • $8.20 goes to Envirotest Systems 1. Their cost to build 4 testing stations in Hamilton County is 8 million dollars. • $1.80 goes to T.D.E.C (Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation). 1. 25 cents from the state money goes to the Hamilton County Clerk’s Office for processing the emission testing paperwork. The Air Pollution Control Bureau reports 90 million vehicles are emission tested every year.
