“They average about 5 miles per gallon, depending on the route and the load, they change oil about every 5,000 miles and have 18 tires which are predominantly petroleum products. When oil and diesel prices go up, there is a significant impact on the industry.”
“As an industry, maybe we can approach the governor to force CARB to back off and wait for the National Clean Diesel Standards to go into effect, and we can use diesel from more sources (refineries) until then.”
“This is the most disastrous effect on transportation I've seen, even more than the hurricane (Alicia) in the '80s, ... I-10 looks like a swimming pool for four-wheelers.”
“I'm not going to write any blank checks, but in a general concept, I support it, ... The big item is the land, and conceptually we have agreed to do that from the beginning.”
“There's no one willing to change their vote, there's no reason to have another vote, ... Right now, my staff is busy looking at how we can cut expenditures in order to meet the numbers we now have.”