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Does “Very New” match with “10 years old”? 10 years is the average or target lifespan of a tractor-trailer and you can still drive them up to 2023. AB 5 might

• hammock 5y ago
  >Does “Very New” match with “10 years old”? 10 years is the average or target lifespan of a tractor-trailer If 10 years is the average then you are eliminating 50% of trucks on the road. Do you think that could have an impact?
  • jljljl 5y ago
    10 years is the average or target lifespan of a truck, not necessarily the average age. I’m not sure what the average age or distribution for trucks serving California ports are Similarly, human life expectancy is 80 years in the US, but the average age is 38. The same fact check says that 96% of vehicles are compliant, and order vehicles can be made compliant by replacing the engine. Either way, a lack of trucks is not the issue, it’s the lack of drivers (because pay and conditions are poor) and the bottleneck at the yards where they can’t exchange empty containers for full containers
    • prepend 5y ago
      > made compliant by replacing the engine This costs $20-40k [0] not including the down time and lost revenue from the overhaul. So that’s not a simple cost for owner operators. [0] https://cagtruckcapital.com/truck-engine-overhaul-tips/ https://cagtruckcapital.com/truck-engine-overhaul-tips/