Department of Transportation outlines grant prioritization
A recent memorandum from the Department of Transportation provided an update to its policies, including how grants will be prioritized.
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New DOT secretary steps on the gas on Day 1 with orders to roll back fuel economy standards
The Department of Transportation is poised to reverse Biden-era fuel economy standards that increase fuel efficiency by 50% by 2031.
First House transportation committee hearing of 2025 addresses multiple trucking issues
Kicking off the new Congress, a House committee tackled trucking issues ranging from truck parking to electric vehicles to heavier trucks.
New Jersey Assembly panel advances bill to delay electric truck mandate
A New Jersey legislative panel voted to advance a bill that would delay an electric truck mandate approved by a state agency.
Lawsuit accuses truck manufacturers of conspiring to force adoption of electric trucks
Truck manufacturers are being accused of a conspiracy to eliminate diesel trucks even if Advanced Clean Trucks is voided, despite market demand.
Governors reach out to manufacturers to meet Advanced Clean Trucks requirements
With several states set to implement Advanced Clean Trucks next year, governors are trying to collaborate with truck manufacturers.
Advanced Clean Fleets needs to go, GOP states tell EPA
All but three Republican state attorneys general signed off on comments urging the EPA to put an end to California’s Advanced Clean Fleets.
Truckers can’t afford EPA’s mandate
Mike Nichols, an OOIDA life member from Wisconsin, says that real-world truckers can’t afford the EPA’s zero-direct-emission mandate.
New Jersey lawmakers introduce legislation to delay electric vehicle mandates
Electric vehicle mandate topic of New Jersey legislation.
Two dozen states urge EPA to deny California’s Advanced Clean Fleets waiver request
As the EPA considers giving California the green light for Advanced Clean Fleets, nearly half of states are calling for a permanent stop.
Truckers ‘suffocated’ by EPA rule
Concerned about the devastating consequences of the EPA’s new truck emission standards, OOIDA is challenging the rule in the courtroom.
Heavy burden
Dozens of lawmakers in the House and Senate are united against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule for heavy-duty vehicles.
More than 150 lawmakers ask EPA to rescind heavy-duty emission rule
More than 150 lawmakers are urging the EPA to rescind its final rule regarding emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles.
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New emission standards will effectively force adoption of electric trucks, a move that stakeholders say is way too soon.
OOIDA challenges EPA’s ‘unworkable’ truck emission rule in federal court
OOIDA, along with groups representing farmers and the oil industry, is asking a federal court to undo the EPA’s truck emission rule.
‘Misguided’ EPA rule finds opposition
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is supporting an effort to overturn the EPA’s Phase 3 heavy-duty truck emission rule.
‘Unworkable’
A trucking executive recently told members of Congress that the administration’s push toward electric trucks is “unworkable.”
Trucking association challenging truck emission rule in federal appeals court
The Western States Trucking Association is joining 24 states in an effort to strike down EPA’s new truck emission standards.
24 states file first lawsuit challenging EPA’s new truck emission rule
A coalition of two dozen states is challenging the EPA’s truck emission rule in federal court, saying new standards “defy reality.”
Electric truck conversion will double operational costs, report reveals
A report by Ryder quantifies the exorbitant costs of converting diesel trucks to electric trucks, which consumers will pay for in a big way.
EPA criticized for ‘torrent of regulation’
Senate Republicans criticized the EPA for “a torrent of regulation” that led to higher costs at a committee hearing on Wednesday, May 8.
GOP lawmakers introduce resolution to undo EPA’s new emission standards
One month after the EPA finalized tougher truck emission standards, Republican lawmakers are attempting to quash them.
Forceful push to ‘zero-emission’ trucks
A new EPA truck emission rule requires 25% of new long-haul trucks to be zero-emission by 2032, which OOIDA argues is “unworkable.”
Move toward electric trucks ‘ignores operational realities’
The EPA’s efforts toward electric trucks are unworkable and ignore operational realities, a trucking executive told a House subcommittee.
EPA finalizes strict truck emission standards
The EPA has issued a final rule setting stricter truck emission standards, a move that will likely face legal and congressional challenges.