Tag: greenhouse gas emissions standards

Perspectives

Washington doesn’t understand trucks

Outgoing ATD Chairman Dick Witcher warns about the growing power of federal agencies as the “fourth branch of government,” creating policy that should be left to Congress – except the continuing “dysfunction” on Capitol Hill has left a vacuum the executive branch and its bureaucrats are all too happy to fill.

February 3, 2014

Business

Fuel Savvy

In addition to the proposed rule on greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy trucks (see page 48), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are developing tougher greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks built in model years 2017 through 2025.

November 8, 2010

Business

Fuel Savvy

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have sent to the White House draft proposals on fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and work trucks.

September 1, 2010