Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Oct. 17, 2025:
- Decades of EPA rules for diesel engine emissions are in the crosshairs of new legislation in the Senate.
- Growing paid truck parking network hits a milestone.
New bill would ban emissions control devices on diesels
Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) has introduced legislation that would effectively undo decades of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules for diesel engines and ban emissions control devices and onboard diagnostic systems.
The "Diesel Truck Liberation Act" was inspired by the story of Wyoming diesel mechanic Troy Lake, who was sentenced to prison for “deleting” emissions systems. Lummis has reportedly sent a letter to President Trump requesting a pardon for Lake. According to Cowboy State Daily, Lake was sentenced to a year in prison in December 2024 for Clean Air Act violations, but he has since been released to serve home confinement.
“The Biden EPA threw Troy Lake and other mechanics in prison for keeping school buses, fire trucks, and ambulances running in cold, harsh climates,” said Lummis. “When Washington bureaucrats can make you a criminal without Congress ever voting on it, we have a huge problem. I want this overreach to end. Democrats weaponized the EPA to wage war on rural America, and we cannot let that happen again. This legislation is the first step toward justice and sanity.”
Specific provisions of the bill include:
- Prohibits the federal government from requiring manufacturers to install or maintain emissions control devices or onboard diagnostic systems
- Removes EPA authority to enforce Clean Air Act requirements related to vehicle emissions controls and repeals existing regulations related to the installation, modification, or removal of emissions control devices or onboard diagnostic systems
- Individuals and companies cannot be prosecuted or sued under federal law for tampering or improving emissions equipment
- Vacates existing prison sentences for emissions-related violations and expunges criminal and civil records related to these offenses
Following its introduction in the Senate, the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
[Related: EPA 2027 diesel emissions regs: Class 8 truck price hikes in the offing]
'AirBnB for truck parking' hits 3,000 locations
The pay-to-park Truck Parking Club network this week announced it surpassed 3,000 Property Member locations across 49 states, growing from 2,000 to 3,000 locations in just four months and now offering more than 51,000 reservable spaces.
Truck Parking Club in June announced it had surpassed 2,000 locations.
[Related: A brick-and-mortar paid truck parking network, expanding quickly]
The company said fleets of all sizes now leverage Truck Parking Club for long-term storage, drop trailer projects, strategic positioning, and asset optimization without long-term contracts or managing multiple property owner relationships.
"We're solving the parking shortage and proving that parking itself is a strategic operational tool," said Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club.
Fleets and drivers can find and reserve parking through Truck Parking Club’s website.
[Related: Truck Parking Club turns free spaces paid: Is this the future of parking?]
