* DC - EPA proposes tougher mileage standards for trucks
-- The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules that would lower carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and vans by 24 percent by 2027. It would cut fuel costs by about $170 billion and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of vehicles sold under the rule... Companies in the trucking industry initially expressed mixed feelings about proposed standards. Cummins, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of diesel engines, came out in support of the rules, but Lisle-based truckmaker Navistar International was hesitant to draw any conclusions... Navistar is still licking its wounds from a failed engine strategy to comply with federal engine emission rules that took effect in 2010... Medium and heavy-duty vehicles account for about 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and oil use in the U.S.A. transportation sector, but comprise only 5 percent of vehicles on the road...
(Photo by Susan Walsh, AP - The Obama administration on Friday proposed tougher mileage standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks) -- Washington, DC, USA - The Chicago Tribune - 19 June 2015
* DC - Engine-Maker Cummins among winners in U.S. trucking proposal
-- U.S. regulators delivered a victory for engine makers such as Cummins Inc. in a battle over emissions regulations for heavy-duty trucks... The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department proposed fuel-economy standards Friday that would mandate efficiency gains in engines and transmissions made by companies such as Cummins and Eaton Corp. The rules are intended to encourage the development of new technology, and the replacement of engines... The American Trucking Associations, whose members include the industry’s largest companies, expressed overall support for the proposal as a way to reduce fuel expenses. Among freight carriers, publicly traded companies like Con-way Inc., Swift Transportation Co., ArcBest Corp., United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. should be able to absorb the added costs or pass them along to consumers, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Lee Klaskow said... Small truckload companies and owner-operators may have trouble affording the more expensive trucks, even with the two-year payback period estimated by the regulators. “This could push some smaller companies out of business,” Klaskow said... Based on an initial review, the agencies’ reliance on untested technologies “ may lead to costs such as increased maintenance and down time that will eclipse the potential savings,” the Grain Valley, Missouri-based group’s executive vice president, Todd Spencer, said in a statement... Truckmakers had pushed for the elimination of a standard for engines, and backed just testing the whole vehicle the way automobiles are assessed. That way, fuel consumption targets could be met with less expensive changes, such as improved aerodynamics... Volvo AB’s North American unit told the agencies that overemphasizing engines in the regulations could result in added costs, weight and vehicle complexity. Daimler Trucks North America LLC warned against engine standards that aren’t aligned with real-world operations... The agencies are expected to accept comments on the regulation over the next few months and publish the final rule sometime next year... About 350,000 new heavy-duty trucks were sold in 2013 in the U.S., according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Daimler had the largest share, or 37.3 percent, of the 2014 market for the heaviest trucks, followed by PACCAR Inc., Volvo and Navistar International Corp... “The rule should reflect realistic vehicle production and operating conditions, and consider the cost-efficient, fuel-saving technologies in fleet operations,” said Sean Waters, director of product compliance and regulatory affairs at Daimler Trucks North America...
Washington, DC, USA - Bloomberg, by Jeff Plungis - June 19, 2015Labels: engine makers, rules and regulations
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