Press Release

Los Angeles, CA (April 27, 2020) – LTi Technology Solutions partnered with Crossroads Equipment Lease and Finance to implement the ASPIRE platform to support its business. Crossroads is improving commercial truck finance by leveraging technology to create a frictionless customer experience. By utilizing ASPIRE in the LTiCloud, Crossroads will benefit from a solution that can scale with the expected growth of their business.

Velocity Truck Centers (VTC), the leading group of commercial vehicle dealerships in the Southwest, is pleased to announce that the company has acquired Central California Truck and Trailer Sales, Inc. (CCTTS), the leading independent used-truck and new/used trailer retailer in California. Warren Auwae, CCTTS’s founder, has joined VTC and will be responsible for the combined trailer and used truck operations of CCTTS and VTC.

According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), there are more than 400,000 Heavy Duty diesel vehicles based in California who obtain registration from the California DMV.

Over the past several years, the California Air Resources Board has implemented several comprehensive regulations to control emissions from heavy duty, diesel engines operating in California.

On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives. The Funding Plan serves as the blueprint for expending the Clean Transportation Incentives funds appropriated to CARB in the State budget.

Total Transportation Systems, Inc. rolls 40 new near-zero emission trucks into port service with financing through Crossroads

More than 100,000 trucks stand to lose registration in 2020

National Transportation Lender Expands Customer Service and Syndication Teams

For the past 7 years, California has required any heavy-duty diesel vehicle over 14,000 pounds GVWR operating in California to meet strict in-use emissions standards or face large fines and possible registration holds from DMV.

Nothing is Free, but the state may make it cheaper. There is not much of an argument against transitioning the transportation fleet to a zero-emission platform, in theory at least.