The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has received some federal funding that will be used to provide loans to assist small businesses in complying with the ARB emissions regulations for Off-Road and Portable Diesel Equipment. Eligibility:

• Your company has diesel vehicles or portable diesel equipment used in construction, agriculture, mining, or industrial operations.
• Your company is a small business, meaning it has 500 or fewer employees.
• Your company has its primary economic effect in California (which means most of your employees live in California, and most of your business operations are in California).

For more information, see: ARB PLACE Program for Off-Road Vehicles and Portable Diesel Equipment http://www.arb.ca.gov/ba/loan/off-road/off-road.htm

There is a December 31, 2009 deadline for registering Tier 1 or 2 concrete pumps with the California Air Resources Board. After that deadline, pump engines will have to meet the current Tier 3 requirements before they can be registered. For more information, contact the manufacturer of your pump and see the CARB website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/portable/portable.htm

Please note that registration is not required by any insurance companies we represent. This is between you and the State; we’re only passing on this information in the hopes it is helpful.