Driving a semi-truck as an occupation is considered the eighth deadliest job in America. Yet, California laws are making it harder for truck drivers to continue their jobs in order to support their families.

     Due to air pollution, semi-truck drivers are being forced to replace their current trucks under the circumstances of the truck being 2007 and older. In other words, older trucks tend to have more black smoke, which contributes to air pollution and poor health.

     “This is not fair! I’m forced to pay about one hundred grand for a new truck!” Seymon Betmashal, a truck driver with nine years of experience, grumbled, “Trucks are not the only machine that causes a strain to air pollution, yet truck drivers are being punished, even though their job is already tough.”

     Edwards Garcia, a truck driver with six years of experience, agreed, “Why only in California? If this is such a brilliant law, it would be passed in every state. I did not know there wasn’t any air pollution in the other forty-nine states.”

     Some truck drivers disagree with Betmashal and Garcia. Others argued that this law can be a benefit in the near future.

     Sargon Yonan, an owner of a company of truck drivers, respectably disagrees, “This can be a start for the future of America’s pollution and health of citizens.”

     This law can set a good example for other states. After statistics prove that the air pollution is getting better, other states might follow the footsteps of California.