The announcement by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on emissions rule terminations marks a quick reversal of the previous Biden-Harris administration’s Clean Trucks Plan.
FTR’s 2025 Transportation Outlook predicts steady growth in spot and contract rates amid a shifting economic and political landscape but cautions that the increases will not be as significant as those of 2020 or 2021
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has scrapped its controversial rule that would have required the use of zero-emissions locomotives in the state beginning in 2030. The board informed the Environmental Protection Agency this week that it was withdrawing its requests to enforce zero-emissions rules covering trucks and locomotives. The move comes a week before […]
There may be plenty of hand-wringing about California’s Clean Fleets rule, but fleets are advised to start getting ready for it.
Many of the generous incentives California offers for fleets to transition to electric trucks will begin to disappear as regulations lock in.
An all-electric truck future by 2045 could face serious roadblocks.
All eyes are on California’s new regulation to decarbonize drayage trucks. It probably won’t please everyone.
Kennan Beard, president of the California Short Line Railroad Association and president and CEO of the Sierra Northern Railway, talks to FreightWaves about why he thinks CARB’s new regulation governing locomotive emissions isn’t well thought out.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Matt Schrap, Ian Weiland, Ryan Hood and Shari Leon
California companies may be able to get up to $500,000 per purchase of a qualified zero-emission terminal tractor, refrigeration unit or forklift.
A diverse coalition of trucking groups is urging the California Air Resources Board to consider alternative solutions to enforcement of an emissions rule that would require upgrades to 2010 model year or newer diesel engines by Dec. 31.
An “unprecedented outlook for hydrogen fueling station network development in California” contains bold expansion plans for the state. The California Air Resources Board report expects to see capacity for 250,000 fuel cell electric vehicles by 2026.
The California Air Resources Board has voted to require rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft to conduct 90% of all rides in electric vehicles by 2030.
Daniel Sperling, founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, shared his thoughts on the path to reducing emissions in the road freight sector.
California will boost testing procedures to enforce distillate fuel regulations.
Cummins says Dynamic Skip Fire for diesel engines is promising in reducing smog-forming emissions in line with CARB and EPA goals to lower nitrous oxide pollution from heavy-duty trucks.
In a peak demand year for Class 8 tractors, high-powered engines dominated under the hood, but even a new heavy-haul transmission from Eaton and Cummins doesn’t affect an accelerating trend toward smaller displacement as tougher emissions standards loom.
Despite AB5 pause, California team drivers Jeff and Elyse Fink continue search for ‘truck-friendly’ state.
Some California truckers exit state or weight options before AB5 labor law takes effect.
CARB is making $40 million available in the form of vouchers to reduce emissions. Eligible equipment includes everything from rubber-tired gantry cranes, to airport cargo loaders to truck and trailer refrigeration units.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) levied a $500,000 fine against Anheuser-Busch for violating the state’s air pollution laws, the agency announced on July 1. The brewing company’s California fleet is based in San Diego. Half of the fine will support the state’s research on air pollution and the other half will be used for […]
FMCSA head advises firms to get a move on in shift from AOBRD to ELD. Ford enters healthcare transport market; Indian-Americans make a lot of money
Good day, U.S. Xpress has announced a partnership with Operation Freedom Dogs, a nonprofit that provides combat veterans with service dogs to help them reconnect to society. Through the partnership, U.S. Xpress will provide Operation Freedom Dogs with funding for dog adoptions and training programs. “With almost 9 percent of our workforce comprised of veterans, […]
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Cummins is reviewing is emissions certification and compliance process following questions from EPA and CARB. The company did report strong earnings and a record number of engines shipped in the first quarter.
A port operator taps into funding for new natural gas tractors; birds and the federal shutdown could cause delays in Oklahoma bridge projects; Sears wants to liquidate; and air freight is flat in November
Volvo will put an electric powertain in its popular VNR regional tractor. Test vehicles will begin operating next year and commercial units will be available in 2020.
Tyson Foods will be testing a tractor that will utilize Achates Power’s opposed-piston engine technology that is said to reduce NOx emissions by 90% from current standards.
There is no timeline for implementation of any new NOx rulemaking, but there are a couple of key questions that must be answered: What will the limits be and how much will this cost?
In a surprise move, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI), which will try to rein in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from commercial vehicles.
The enforcement actions were part of California’s massive effort to reduce diesel-related pollution across industry sectors.
Cummins Inc. announced record earnings for its second quarter this morning, and that news was immediately overshadowed by an engine recall that has already impacted 230,000 vehicles and now will encompass an additional 500,000 heavy-duty truck models.
As the California Air Resources Board (CARB) prepares to finalize the phase 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) standards and amendments to the tractor-trailer GHG regulation, Fresno-based carrier John R. Lawson Rock & Oil has released a statement calling the proposed regulations illegal.
Commentary: California has turned its back on an industry that employs nearly 1 million people
