* Illinois - American Truck Dealers spokesman: Cost will always be a concern when a carrier is purchasing new trucks
-- Phase 2 truck and efficiency standards must be affordable and not compromise performance, Eric Jorgensen, chairman of the American Truck Dealers told a joint Environmental Protection Agency/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at a hearing August 6 in Chicago... What’s more, Jorgensen said, is that the rule be uniform across the United States (of A.) and that “doing the rule right is more important than doing it quickly... No variable cost is more critical to truck dealership customers than fuel, and cost will always be a concern when a carrier is purchasing new trucks, Jorgensen said, adding that while some carriers can afford to be “early adopters” of new technology, others can’t... Jorgensen reminded the regulators conducting the hearing that even in good years, when the economy is doing well, only a few hundred thousand potentially-regulated tractors, trucks, engines, and trailers are sold nationwide. This number pales in comparison to the 17-plus million light-duty vehicles that likely will be sold nationwide this year. Given this relatively small total volume of vehicles, any new Phase II mandates must truly be designed to apply nationwide, he said... When the American Truck Dealers hears rumblings that California has signaled that it might go its own way on new NOx standards, might push for greater stringencies or tighter timeframes than what EPA is proposing for GHG emissions, or might propose tighter APU or minimum engine controls, it “makes us very nervous" he concluded...
(Photo: Green truks in California: Right now, AmazonFresh is only available in Southern California, San Francisco and Seattle) -- Chicago, ILL, USA - The Trucker News Services - 10 Aug 2015Labels: rules and regulations, trucking industry news USA
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