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Fuel Economy Rules * USA - Commercial Truck Industry Opposes Legislation That Would Shift Authority to Set Ones
Opposition to a Senate bill that would nullify fuel economy rules established by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007
Washington,DC,USA -PRNewswire-USNewswire - April 9, 2010: -- Important segments of the commercial truck industry -- dealers and drivers -- in a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, voiced their strong opposition today to a Senate bill that would nullify fuel economy rules established by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007... Legislation currently before the Senate would transfer the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when determining fuel economy rules for medium- and heavy-duty trucks... The American Truck Dealers, a division of the National Automobile Dealers Association, and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association are opposed to the Senate legislation because the EPA would be granted the authority to set fuel economy standards without considering the impact on the economy and other factors. Under current law, the DOT is required to take these considerations (...such important factors as job loss, consumer choice ... and the health of the U.S. truck industry) into account when issuing fuel economy rules... ATD Chairman Kyle Treadway, the dealer-owner of Kenworth Sales Company in Salt Lake City, Utah says there is no reason why the regulation of truck fuel economy should be transferred from the DOT to the EPA... Labels: rules and regulations
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