Trucking groups balk at efforts to apply California emissions standards across U.S.

The Clean Freight Coalition — representing some of the largest trucking associations in the U.S. — is blasting efforts by more than 80 Congressional Democrats to expand California emissions standards…

Canada looks to fund low-emission R&D, demonstration projects

Projects to support low- and zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles will be eligible for up to $1.5 million in federal funding for research and development work, and up to $5…

U.S. House votes down truck emissions rules, Biden expected to veto

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to overturn tighter NOx emissions standards for trucks, in a decision expected to be vetoed by President Joe Biden. “Woke bureaucrats in Washington…

Clean energy options are not limited to diesel

Diesel is dead. Electric is the way to go. At least that’s what many would have you think. In fact, by 2035, new-model internal combustion engine cars will no longer…

Local emissions standards will add to trucking challenges

Tip O’Neill knew a thing or two about elections. The former U.S. Speaker of the House and longtime lawmaker faced his only loss at the ballot box in 1932, when…

Emissions updates can come too far, too fast

Except for an occasional truck rodeo, the era of rolling black coal and soot-lined exhaust stacks is behind us. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems slashed smog-producing NOx. Diesel particulate filters…

U.S. EPA unveils new emissions standards for Model Year 2027 and beyond

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new set of emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles and engines that will apply beginning in Model Year 2027 – placing a…

Zero-emission targets remain a complex ‘Mars shot’

Michael Kiely, president – U.S. government affairs at UPS, dismisses the idea that sustainable trucking is anything new. The fleet has always strived to be as efficient as possible. But…

Sustainable trucking involves more than electric vehicles alone

If you want to know the rising importance of sustainable business practices in trucking, look no further than the questions from shippers. Billy Rae Rattray, the environmental coordinator at Day…

California to require twice-yearly emissions tests

Trucks operating in California will face twice-yearly “smog checks” under new regulations approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The process applies to equipment with a gross vehicle weight…

Freight’s carbon footprint soaring

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Freight is one of the next frontiers for climate action because it accounts for an increasing share of the transportation sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada,…

NOx emissions rules to tap into Canadian research

Previous Canadian research into fuel efficiency has focused on factors such as aerodynamics. (File photo) OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada largely adopts vehicle emissions standards established in the U.S., but a…

How far should Ontario’s emissions crackdown go?

Cleaner air comes with a price tag. It’s paid every time equipment evolves in the name of controlling emissions. A tighter focus on particulate matter gave us diesel particulate filters. When regulators squeezed the allowable levels of NOx, we saw the widespread introduction of exhaust gas recirculation and diesel exhaust fluid. The current push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has led to the rollout of everything from new oil categories to aerodynamic refinements and lighter components. Even battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks are now on the horizon.

Regulators look to further reduce NOx in truck exhaust

The U.S. EPA is placing a particular focus on NOx produced under low-load conditions, such as when trucks are in stop-and-go traffic. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Ontario moves to restrict emissions tampering

Jeff Yurek makes the announcement in North York on Tuesday. NORTH YORK, Ont. — The Ontario Government has officially launched plans to align the testing of emissions control systems…