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EPA looks to permanently end diesel derates due to DEF, aftertreatment problems Alex Lockie Feb 3, 2026 Updated Feb 5, 2026 The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday said it would put forth a rulemaking in the Federal Register seeking information to help it to permanently end diesel derates. The action follows an August 2025 move to…
UPDATED: President Donald Trump on June 12 signed Congressional resolutions that revoked the Environmental Protection Agency waiver for three California vehicle emissions rules. Hours later, California said it’s doubling down on its efforts to transition away from fossil fuels. Last month, Congress passed a Congressional Review Act measure to block California from implementing the Advanced Clean…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two resolutions (H.J.Res. 87 and H.J.Res 89) Wednesday that would stop California from banning the sales of new diesel trucks and revoke its heavy-duty low-NOx Omnibus regulations. H.J.Res. 87 was introduced by Rep. John James (R-Mich.) and approved by a vote of 231-191. It would revoke the waiver allowing California…
EPA reconsidering Biden-era ‘Clean Trucks Plan’ Matt Cole Mar 12, 2025 Updated Mar 13, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the Clean Trucks Plan, a set of regulations issued by the EPA during the Biden Administration aimed at reducing pollution from heavy-duty vehicles. Those regulations include the Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas…
California withdraws requests to enforce pollution rules ahead of Trump The state on Monday withdrew its bids to regulate electric truck sales and locomotives. California withdrew EPA waiver requests that, if approved, would have allowed the state to enforce zero-emission truck and train mandates. | Eric Gay/AP By Mike Lee, Alex Nieves and Blanca Begert 01/14/2025 04:38 PM EST…
Donald Trump’s trucking record: Regs rolled back or shifted, tax policy, independent contractor status Matt Cole Oct 9, 2024 Updated Oct 14, 2024 In various ways, it’s no surprise that much of the trucking industry’s political support is firmly behind the Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump. As reported, a majority of trucking interests has tilted…
CARB policies don’t reflect reality, says Port of Oakland operator Jay Traugott Jul 26, 2024 Updated Jul 30, 2024 California Air Resources Board (CARB) zero-emission mandates are hurting already struggling independent owner-operators due to a lack of understanding as to how the trucking business works, says business owner and port operator Bill Aboudi. Getty Images…
In a June 27 congressional hearing, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his agency believes that a recent Drug Enforcement Agency proposal to reschedule marijuana will not directly affect the trucking industry’s ability to screen drivers and other safety-sensitive workers for marijuana. During a House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure hearing, Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas),…
CARB hit with another suit over Advanced Clean Fleets rule Apr 8, 2024 The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce (AmFree Chamber), whose whose Center for Legal Action is led by former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, is suing California over its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation requiring fleets to transition to zero-emissions trucks, beginning this year in the drayage…
The California Air Resources Board has delayed the first periodic testing deadline for the Clean Truck Check Program to Jan. 1, 2025. However, this does not delay requirements to register and pay fees for 2023. The rollout of DMV registration holds for non-compliance is beginning to ramp up, notes the California Trucking Association. Fleets must also still…