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Illustration showing diesel exhaust fluid pump sign and EPA headquarters
Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 30, 2026

EPA Targets DEF Sensor Failures Behind Truck Derates

New guidance allows engine makers to replace problematic DEF sensors with NOx-based systems, aiming to reduce unnecessary derates and downtime caused by failures in the sensors designed to monitor diesel exhaust fluid on trucks.

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NOx Isn’t Laughing Gas. Let’s Clear That Up.

A recent EPA reference mixed up NOx and nitrous oxide. It’s an easy mistake. Just not one you expect to see in emissions policy. Let’s look at the difference.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 3, 2026

EPA Wants to Know: Are DEF De-Rates Really Needed for Diesel Emissions Compliance?

The Environmental Protection Agency is asking diesel engine makers to provide information about diesel exhaust fluid system failures as it considers changes to emissions regulations.

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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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NewsJanuary 27, 2026

Justice Department Pulls Back on Criminal Prosecution of Diesel Emissions Deletes

The Trump administration has announced it will no longer criminally prosecute “diesel delete” cases of truck owners altering emissions systems in violation of EPA regulations. What does that mean for heavy-duty fleets?

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 2, 2025

Volvo Trucks Introduces Stop/Start Diesel Engine Technology

Volvo Trucks has introduced new stop\start technology for its diesel engines in Europe.

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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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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJuly 29, 2025

Don’t Feel Sorry for CARB and EPA: They had it Coming

Climate legislators overreached badly with the Advanced Clean Fleets rule. And now they’re paying a heavy price for their arrogance.

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2027 truck prebuy.
Newsby Jack RobertsJune 30, 2025

Is a 2027 Truck Prebuy Still in the Cards?

Despite the current market uncertainty, Brian Antonellis, senior vice president of fleet operations for Fleet Advantage, thinks some fleets will prebuy Class 8 trucks ahead of the 2027 model year.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 27, 2025

Association Challenges California's Clean Truck Partnership

The Western States Trucking Association is challenging a deal that truck and engine makers made with California to continue to meet the state's truck emissions rules even if it lost the federal authority to implement those rules

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