Environmental Protection Agency

The people have spoken on DEF changes. Now it waits for the EPA decision.

Vice President Vance calls for probe into Biden handling of Ohio derailment.

The long-awaited proposed changes in a set of EPA heavy-duty truck regulations that loosely is referred to as “the NoX rule,” because its provisions are aimed at reducing emissions of that pollutant, were released by the agency Thursday as it declared the revised standards will not bring any changes to the cost of truck manufacturing. […]

On July 3, 2026, President Trump pardoned early a dozen people who were convicted under the Clean Air Act for tampering with diesel emissions, months after the Justice Department stopped prosecuting diesel cases entirely. The technology is still bolted to every truck on the road, and nobody in Washington wants to discuss the “what now” of who pays for it.

If a truck driver wants to save a few bucks by running some of its miles without diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), it’s now going to be possible for that to occur without the prospect of regulatory  “enforcement” provided by a DEF sensor slowing down the vehicle.  But what are the other consequences if that money-saving […]

EPA changes its diesel exhaust fluid sensor policy.

The Diesel Truck Liberation Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Collins, aims to lower equipment costs for truckers.

The Trump administration is demanding warranty and failure data from top manufacturers in an effort to end truck engine shutdowns.

The battle over California’s environmental regulations that impact trucking continued right through the end of August.

California Clean Truck Check rule is being challenged by the EPA.

The inevitable lawsuit has been filed by engine manufacturers against California over the Clean Truck Partnership.

Oregon isn’t enforcing its copycat Advanced Clean Trucks rule, but it just tied itself closer to what California is doing.

The American Association of Port Authorities said cuts to EPA anti-pollution programs will hurt jobs and weaken the U.S. maritime sector.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to revoke two trucking-related Environmental Protection Agency waivers granted to California.

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.

The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration has taken a significant step toward potentially overturning California’s stricter truck emissions regulations.

An EPA action initiating the process of revoking three California emissions waivers faces legal hurdles.

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 Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the public-private Louisiana International Terminal project $1 million toward its Sustainability Management Plan.

The impact of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule extends far beyond the Golden State’s borders, as recent developments show.