With SC’s revenue-generating SPA terminal just around the bend from Shem Creek, our global terminal plays a vital function on our waterway. We are always faced with loads of trucks coming in and out of Mt. Pleasant - whether it be from I-526, Hwy 17 North, or Hwy 17 South - the 150+ trucking firms around Charleston are a major business partner helping the local economy.
On the other side of the country, a revolutionary new law taking effect on 1/1/11 will make California the first state to limit diesel pollution from big rigs, requiring owners to install diesel exhaust filters on their trucks, with almost all vehicles to be upgraded by 2014.
Under the Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction, another requirement is for fuel efficient tires and aerodynamic devices to be installed on trailers since they have been proven to lower greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy.
Starting this Tuesday the 16th, it will be a crime to abandon a watercraft or outboard motor on public land or water.
This doesn’t apply to emergency situations, but the boat or watercraft is expected to be recovered if such an event occurs. An abandoned watercraft is one that has been moored, stranded, wrecked, is sinking, or sunk, and has been left unattended for more than 45 days.
The new abandoned boat law stipulates that all expenses for the removal of any abandoned watercraft will be provided by the owner. Fines upon conviction of this misdemeanor are between $1000 and $5000 and/or imprisonment up to 30 days.
