While the weight of the regulations fall primarily on carriers, the company said, brokers and shippers face penalties for failing to ensure that they are contracting with compliant partners. Internet Truckstop's load board helps them to identify which carriers are in compliance with the CARB regulations. The company is also staging a four-week webinar series, covering such topics as vehicle inspections; diesel particulate filters; truck, drayage and bus regulations; public fleets; public transit agencies; solid waste-collection vehicle regulation, and the reduction of greenhouse gases from tractor-trailers.

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