Fitzgerald Glider Kits
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Xos electric truck startup edging toward low-volume production
Though it no longer can call itself Thor Trucks, electric truck startup Xos is progressing toward regular production with a modular platform aimed at winning…
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Trucking
Why towing your wrecked truck a thousand miles may save you money
“Robert has turned the trucks faster than any other solution I've found,” said Max Fuller, co-founder of U.S. Xpress.
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Watchdog group finds EPA failed in glider kit repeal rule
Lawmakers call out White House for trying to obstruct OIG probe.
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Legal issues
Fitzgerald Glider Kits potentially on hook for $83 million in taxes
Government denies claims the IRS misled company on excise tax rules.
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Watchdog agency clears EPA’s glider truck testing practices
Government audit finds no evidence that Volvo influenced EPA emissions study.
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Equipment
Tennessee Tech admits results of glider kit study were “inaccurate”
Tennessee Tech has acknowledged that the results of its controversial glider kit study were “inaccurate.”
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EPA reverses ‘no action assurance,’ will resume glider kit cap enforcement
The Environmental Protection Agency reversed Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s July 6 decision to give glider kit manufacturers relief from a key limitation after fierce push back from…
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EPA says it will not enforce glider truck cap through 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a loophole that will allow glider kit manufacturers to avoid certain Obama-era emissions regulations and, effectively, build as many trucks…
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Scott Pruitt resigns as head of the Environmental Protection Agency
On July 5, hours after attending the White House’s annual Fourth of July picnic, Scott Pruitt announced his resignation from his position as Administrator of…
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Pressure mounts on Tennessee Tech-Fitzgerald glider kit study
The controversial study has become a national story and is now under scrutiny of two U.S. Senators who are demanding information from Scott Pruitt's Nov.…
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