President Obama Monday signed an order directing the Environmental Protection Agency approve a waiver for California and 13 other states to set stricter automobile emission and boost fuel efficiency standards.
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Hearing to Come on Calif. Emissions Waiver
The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing March 5 on a 2007 decision to deny California a waiver allowing the state to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards for automobiles and light trucks.
February 17, 2009
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Test Drive Helps Kenworth Refine Its New Truck, Trailer Designs
RENTON, Wash. ā In the struggle to squeeze a few more miles out of each tank of fuel, truck makers are designing tractors with the aid of computer models and wind tunnels more generally used to tweak race cars or airplanes.
February 16, 2009Navistar Urges Trucking to Back Gradual Phase-in of 2010 Regs
ARLINGTON, Va. ā A top Navistar Inc. official said the company is pursuing its own solution to meet the 2010 U.S. emission standards, because it doesnāt believe the fuel savings claimed by competitors will justify the higher costs and more complicated systems associated with the new engines.
February 16, 2009EPA Grants Calif. Request to Enforce Reefer Emissions Rule
California environmental regulators said last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted the state a waiver that will allow enforcement of its regulation requiring emission-control retrofits on refrigerated trucks and trailers.
February 3, 2009Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter
Paccar Inc.ās parts dealers are offering the companyās Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.
February 2, 2009Graves Says ATA Will Fight L.A. Portās Concession Plans
American Trucking Associations will exhaust all legal avenues to fight employee-only concession requirements contained in the Port of Los Angelesā clean trucks plan, ATA President Bill Graves said.
February 2, 2009ATRI: ULSD Has More Energy Than Engineers First Expected
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel, the standard fuel of heavy-duty trucking since late 2006, has more energy content than engineers originally had expected, a welcome surprise, according to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute.
January 26, 2009EPA Wonāt Delay 2010 Engine Rule
A top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said last week that the agency has āabsolutely no intentionā of granting the request by truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. for a two-year delay in implementing 2010 federal diesel emission standards for new heavy trucks.
January 19, 2009EPA Pick Is āOpenā to Carbon Tax
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Lisa Jackson said she was āopen to discussionā of a carbon tax to limit greenhouse gas emissions and would immediately begin a review of the Bush administrationās denial of Californiaās request to regulate those emissions from automobiles.
January 16, 2009