Isn’t this going to cause supply chain issues long term?
Isn’t it a fact that the bulk of imported goods from Asia come through California ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach?
And then those products are loaded onto trucks that have to drive through California to get to other parts of the country?
Are we saying that those trucks need to meet these stringent California standards in order to ship products out of California to other parts of the country?
Are we saying that a diesel truck is not going to be allowed to enter California?
I can foresee problems ahead......
Not to mention all the bankruptcies of small truckers and all the drivers thrown out of work.
First CA wants every trucking company to upgrade their trucks. No trucks before some date will be allowed to run (I don’t recall the date. 2012? 2015?)
So trucking companies need to make massive investments in new trucks. Apparently you can’t retrofit old diesel engines to make them compliant.
But those truck investments will have limited life because they will be outlawed.
What a tyrannical country and state.
The logistical issue is that the largest container ships can not fit through the Panama Canal. So, even if your container of “X” coming from China is going to Chicago or Buffalo, it might still be cheaper to ship it to LA and unload it there. Before shipping it across the country. Generally, container ships going to the east coast from Asia all can fit through the canal.
What will change eventually is the cost of trucking out of California. The people that will get screwed are the consumers in CA, AZ, NV and others close in proximity to those ports.
Is there a container ship port in Mexico that can take the largest ships? Somewhere on the north end of the Baha or Sea of Cortez? Maybe the Cartels and Chinese can build one there.