ABC Supply Co violator of Maricopa County, AZ, P-21 Diesel Idling Ordinance:
On 4/27/2017 a very large, long flatbed truck from ABC Supply Co., parked in the center of the road right outside my residence and left the diesel engine running. (I suffer from MCS, (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity,) and diesel fumes are a trigger.) After 30+ minutes with the engine idling, I crossed the road to speak to the driver who was operating a forklift truck unloading palettes of paving stone. Once I had the driver's attention, I asked him why he was idling the engine and he was immediately belligerent and aggressive starting with a lie; "Bro, that's how diesels run. They run hot," then with a distraction accusing me of also being a polluter by driving a vehicle, (I drive a two door Toyota Yaris,) and then ending with a racial and prejudicial slur telling me to "go back to where you came from." (I am a US Citizen with a non-US accent. The driver appeared to be Hispanic.)
I called and spoke with Ian Scott at ABC Supply Co HQ who initially refused to give me the name and address of the company CEO until I pointed out that he was deliberately impeding my complaint by withholding information he had just stated was public. Ian Scott requested that I photograph the license plate so that he could track down the local ABC Supply branch office, which I did. At this point the driver had called his boss who had instructed him to park the truck away from my home and cut the engine.
I filed an on-line complaint with Maricopa County and received a phone call from a County rep. thanking me for the thoroughness of my complaint application. She did indeed speak with the local ABC branch manager and the manager called me to tell me that they would "handle my complaint internally" and "retrain drivers" about idling their fleet unnecessarily in accordance with the law.
Not only is it astounding that this company would run a fleet of diesel trucks with no knowledge of Maricopa County air pollution laws, but the manager refused to accept my request that the driver apologize for his aggressive and prejudicial behavior in writing. CEO Keith Rozolis also ignored my mailed complaint letter.
Please don't support a company who willingly and knowingly air pollute with toxic diesel trucks and who have no issue with aggressive, lying and prejudicial drivers. read more