A list of petitioners that includes 72-truck reefer carrier Peters Brothers Trucking and 275-truck bulk food grade hauler H.R. Ewell have filed a lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania and its deployment of emissions standards recently passed in California.
There are more than a dozen so-called CARB states coast-to-coast that historically adopt locally emissions regulations that originate in California. In 2002, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board implemented a regulation that incorporates California’s standards for heavy diesel engines in perpetuity.
02:53 Extended OEM warranty requirements
05:09 Truck dealerships losing business to neighboring states
07:15 Increased business costs to fleets and dealerships
