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Truckers warn of excessive regulatory activism in policing carbon emissions
TECHNOLOGY used to reduce carbon emissions from trucks may prove unreliable, warned American Trucking Associations CEO Bill Graves, reported Newark's Journal of Commerce.
The biggest US trucking lobby said that while it supports the goals emissions regulations, it does not want the government to rush its decisions.
Said ATA vice president Glenn Kedzie: "This could result in deployment of technologies that do not recognise the diversity of our industry and prove unreliable. Truck and engine manufacturers need time to develop solutions."
The second round of emissions regulations comes after a new rule mandated the use of electronic stability controls.
The addition of emissions technology and stability controls could add roughly 10 per cent to the cost of new trucks.
There are also plans in the works to mandate speed limitation devices.
The National Automobile Dealers Association and American Truck Dealers have condemned the proposed emissions regulations.
"Affordable transportation is the bedrock of the American economy, and adding potentially US$14,000 to the cost of a new truck through mandates based on potentially untested technologies is a great risk to a still-fragile economy," they said in a statement.
These costs imposed on trucks are only a part of the burden. Other recent policies include hours of service regulations limiting how long truckers can drive, the use of mandatory electronic logging systems, and establishment of a drug testing clearinghouse.
American Shipper reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have released their second round of fuel economy standards for medium-and-heavy duty commercial vehicles.
The Obama administration is now proposing efficiency standards for trailers for the first time. Aerodynamic devices, light weight construction and self-inflating tyres can significantly reduce total fuel consumption by tractor-trailers, the agencies said.
The public comment period for the new proposed fuel standards is open for 60 days.
The biggest US trucking lobby said that while it supports the goals emissions regulations, it does not want the government to rush its decisions.
Said ATA vice president Glenn Kedzie: "This could result in deployment of technologies that do not recognise the diversity of our industry and prove unreliable. Truck and engine manufacturers need time to develop solutions."
The second round of emissions regulations comes after a new rule mandated the use of electronic stability controls.
The addition of emissions technology and stability controls could add roughly 10 per cent to the cost of new trucks.
There are also plans in the works to mandate speed limitation devices.
The National Automobile Dealers Association and American Truck Dealers have condemned the proposed emissions regulations.
"Affordable transportation is the bedrock of the American economy, and adding potentially US$14,000 to the cost of a new truck through mandates based on potentially untested technologies is a great risk to a still-fragile economy," they said in a statement.
These costs imposed on trucks are only a part of the burden. Other recent policies include hours of service regulations limiting how long truckers can drive, the use of mandatory electronic logging systems, and establishment of a drug testing clearinghouse.
American Shipper reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have released their second round of fuel economy standards for medium-and-heavy duty commercial vehicles.
The Obama administration is now proposing efficiency standards for trailers for the first time. Aerodynamic devices, light weight construction and self-inflating tyres can significantly reduce total fuel consumption by tractor-trailers, the agencies said.
The public comment period for the new proposed fuel standards is open for 60 days.
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