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Trump EPA eyes changes to tractor-trailer emissions regulations
EPA said in a brief announcement Thursday that it will “revisit” the so-called Phase 2 emissions standards related to trailers and glider kits, citing “significant issues raised by stakeholders in the trailer and glider industry.”
August 18, 2017
Business
EPA hints revision or delay in trailer emissions rules for 2018 trailers
The Environmental Protection Agency hinted in a court document filed in late April that it may alter or delay fast-approaching emissions regulations scheduled to apply to model-year 2018 trailers.
May 11, 2017
Business
Phase 2 emissions, fuel economy rule headed for year-end implementation
A final rule to establish new emissions and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is expected to boost fuel economy on tractor-trailers by 25 percent.
October 24, 2016
Business
Despite changing emissions regs, ‘Gliders are here to stay,’ says Fitzgerald rep
“We’re confident we’ll be able to test our products and meet the new standards,” says Fitzgerald’s Stu McLaughin of the looming Phase 2 emissions standards set by the EPA and the DOT. Fitzgerald has already started research work to set its benchmark to begin working toward compliance with the new regs, he says.
September 8, 2016
Equipment
EPA issues new round of truck emissions standards, group wary of potential ‘enormous costs’ of rule
The EPA and DOT on Aug. 16 issued the final draft of the next round of emissions and fuel economy standards for U.S. heavy-duty trucks. Joe Mendel of the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association says the rule could “impose enormous costs” on truck buyers.
August 16, 2016
Business
Rules on CDL clearinghouse, speed limiters still set for summer publication
The DOT removed a projected publication date for Phase II of the greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards in its latest regulatory report. A proposed rule to mandate speed limiters is still expected this summer.
July 18, 2016
Business
Speed limiter rule dates delayed again by DOT, CDL clearinghouse rule on track
The Department of Transportation is once again delaying publication of the potential rulemaking that would require speed limiters on trucks.
June 20, 2016
Business
Next round of truck emissions regs should go smoother than ’07-’10 round, EPA says at TMC
According to the EPA, the emissions standards set to be phased in over the coming decade will make the U.S. fleet the “most advanced” in the world.
September 25, 2015
Business
Truck prices the main focus of first public hearing on next round of federal emissions standards
Representatives of truck dealers and owner-operators lamented their concerns about the impact on truck prices that the proposed next phase of emissions and fuel economy standards will have. A second hearing will be held this month.
August 7, 2015
Business
Greening America’s fleet: The effects of EPA’s regulations on exhaust emissions
Infographic details how federal emissions standards implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reduced the amount of NOx and particulate matter from trucks and equipment.
July 15, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Trucking with environmentalists
What the President’s new Climate Action Plan has to say about heavy-duty trucks yields odd alignment of environmental / trucking perspective in discussion.
June 28, 2013
Business
California issues reefer compliance guide
California’s Air Resources Board has created a new webpage to offer drivers and fleets guidance on determining the compliance of refrigerated units.
January 8, 2013
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