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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 29, 2026

California: Clean Truck Check Rules Still in Force for Out-of-State Trucks, Despite EPA Disapproval

The Environmental Protection Agency said California can’t enforce its Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation, known as Clean Truck Check, on vehicles registered outside the state. But California said it will keep enforcing the rule.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 12, 2025

EPA Acts to Curb Sudden DEF-Related Diesel Engine Derates

New guidance to engine manufacturers will reduce "derating," an automatic trigger forcing diesel engines to operate at a reduced capacity when the emissions system runs out of diesel exhaust fluid or there's a DEF-related fault.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 5, 2025

Is the Clean Truck Partnership Still Valid After EPA's California Waiver Repeal?

Truck makers question California's authority to amend or enforce its Advanced Clean Truck rules and challenge the viability of the Clean Truck Partnership agreement..

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 29, 2025

New EPA Proposal Could Erase GHG Emissions Standards for Trucks

The EPA’s plan to rescind greenhouse gas emissions rules is winning trucking industry support but sparking environmental backlash — and raising questions for early-adopter fleets that have already invested based on expected regulations.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 11, 2025

EPA Puts Brakes on California's Zero-Emission TRU Requirements for Trucks

Trucking companies that operate refrigerated trucks and trailers in California can breathe a sigh of relief, as the state’s requirement for transitioning to zero-emission transport refrigeration units is on hold.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 12, 2025

ATA: Revisiting GHG 3, Automatic Emergency Braking Under Trump 2.0

The American Trucking Associations outlined part of its regulatory wish list under the second Trump administration. And it's not all deregulatory.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 15, 2025

California Abandons Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

California has withdrawn its request for EPA approval of its controversial regulations requiring trucking fleets to purchase zero-emissions electric and fuel cell trucks.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2024

EPA Offers Nearly $1 Billion in Grants for Class 6-7 Electric Vehicle Transition

The Environmental Protection Agency launched a new grant program to provide $1 billion to support the transition of Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles to zero-emissions.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 6, 2024

BorgWarner, Cummins, Eaton, Ford to EPA: It’s Time to Finalize GHG Phase 3

While major truck and engine makers all say they have ambitious goals to help the global heavy-duty transport industry reach zero emissions, it appears that they disagree when it comes to how U.S. regulators are trying to get there.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 18, 2023

California Trucking Association Challenges CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

California's zero-emission truck regulations "represent a vast overreach that threatens the security and predictability of the nation’s goods movement industry,” said the California Trucking Association in a legal challenge.

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