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Greening America’s fleet: The effects of EPA’s regulations on exhaust emissions
Overdrive sister site Equipment World has on its site an infographic detailing how federal emissions standards implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reduced the amount of harmful...
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Truck prices the main focus of first public hearing on next round of federal...
As environmentalists and manufacturers shared their thoughts Thursday in Chicago on realistic fuel consumption reduction goals for medium- and heavy-duty engines for next decade, representatives of...
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Next round of truck emissions regs should go smoother than ’07-’10 round, EPA...
It’s been a little more than three months since the EPA and National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) introduced its joint proposed Phase II GHG and fuel economy regulations. Since...
View ArticleSpeed 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.
View ArticleRules 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...
View ArticleEPA issues new round of truck emissions standards, group wary of potential...
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...
View ArticleDespite 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...
View ArticlePhase 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.
View ArticleEPA 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.
View ArticleTrump 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...
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