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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5099943" data-attributes="member: 12952">It seems that the port backup is still growing despite some rules being relaxed.But most of the issues not mentioned were CA's own regulations concerning trucks.CA AB5 Independent Contractor Law and the CA Air Quality Rule ( smog check ).New rules will require these big trucks, including ones from other states passing through Califonria — to be tested at least four times per year to make sure they meet the state's standards for particulate matter and ozone pollution.Fining out-of-state vehicles will decrease the amount of vehicles that could be used to decrease the backups. Next year, regulators are poised to tighten emission standards for barges, ferries, fishing boats and tugboats that line California's coastal cities.</blockquote>