Podcast: CARB-style emission rules spread to other states
Five states are set to implement new truck emission standards soon. Despite heavy pushback, the plans appear to be moving forward. Also, a lease-purchase task force is ready to release a highly critical report regarding lease-purchase agreements. Now, the ball is in FMCSA’s court. And Oregon is among the states with a new truck emission rule. But a state lawmaker is determined to do something to delay or stop it.
0:00 – Five states pushing for new, strict emission rules
10:06 – Task force calls lease-purchase ‘driver oppression’
25:00 – Lawmaker battles against her state’s new truck emission rule
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- OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Kwik Star in Brooklyn, Iowa, Dec. 7-8. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
- It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues. Visit OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers website.
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Five states pushing for new, strict emission rules
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Task force calls lease-purchase ‘driver oppression’
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Lawmaker battles against her state’s new truck emission rule
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