The Environmental Protection Agency said it will spend $2 million on rebates to encourage owners of construction equipment to replace or retrofit older diesel engines.
November 20, 2013Government, Business
Highway Programs Continue Despite Government Shutdown
Highway construction and safety programs will remain operational despite most federal government functions shutting down Oct. 1 after legislators failed to agree on a measure to fund the government, the Department of Transportation said.
October 2, 2013Government, Business
DTNA, Volvo Ask Court to Revoke Approval Of Navistar’s 2012 EGR Engines by EPA
Lawyers for Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo Group told a federal court last week that the Environmental Protection Agency should vacate the compliance certificates on most Navistar Inc. MaxxForce engines made in 2012 because the rule EPA used for its approval was invalidated.
September 16, 2013Government, Business
DOT Updates National Transportation Statistics Data
The Department of Transportation has updated its national transportation statistics web-only reference guide to national transportation data.
January 18, 2013Government, Business
Communication Is Key to Getting Trucks Fixed After Roadside Breakdowns, Repairers Say
When trouble strikes and a truck is disabled, establishing clear lines of communication between the driver, the driver’s dispatcher and the technician handling the problem are paramount to ensuring that the vehicle gets back on the road quickly and at minimal cost, according to the managers of several roadside-repair networks.
December 10, 2012Government, Business
DOT Launches New Freight Policy Council
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood launched the Freight Policy Council, a group tasked with generating a national freight policy, as called for in the new highway funding law.
August 24, 2012Government
OMB Reviewing EPA Rule to Allow Navistar Engine Sales
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget on Aug. 4 a final rule that could allow Navistar International Corp. to continue selling engines that do not meet 2010 emission standards.
August 13, 2012Government
E&MU: SmartWay Program May Help EPA Shape Greenhouse-Gas Rules
As federal regulators ready mandates to curtail greenhouse-gas emissions and improve heavy-duty trucks’ fuel mileage, Environmental Protection Agency and trucking company officials said that research gleaned from EPA’s 8-year-old SmartWay program can help shape those rules.
July 11, 2012Government, Business
Obama Nominates Trottenberg as DOT’s Policy Undersecretary
President Obama has nominated Polly Trottenberg to serve as the Department of Transportation’s undersecretary for policy, the White House announced.
July 2, 2012Government
EPA Expands SmartWay to Drayage Trucking With Initiative to Reduce Emissions at Ports
The Environmental Protection Agency has expanded its SmartWay Transport Partnership with a new initiative — one that aims to reduce emissions in drayage trucking.
July 4, 2011