TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS FROM EIGHT STATES ASK GOVERNORS TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRIC TRUCK REGULATIONS
TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS FROM EIGHT STATES ASK GOVERNORS
TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRIC TRUCK REGULATIONS
DeGesero: American Economy will be Devastated if ACT is Implemented on Current Timeline
In a letter to Governors Polis, Healey, Murphy, Lujan Grisham, Hochul, Kotek McKee, Inslee and Governor-Elect Ferguson, eight transportation organizations, representing Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington, asked the governors to delay implementation of Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rules, which are set to take effect at the beginning of 2025 and 2027.
“In New Jersey, important legislation to delay the EV truck regulations by two years passed the Assembly Transportation Committee last week, thanks to the leadership of Chairman Clinton Calabrese, Speaker Craig Coughlin, and the Assembly Transportation Committee,” said Eric DeGesero, lobbyist for the New Jersey Motor Truck Association. “We simply do not have the infrastructure in place for such a dramatic change in our trucking and logistics systems, and seven other states are in a similar position. If the ACT regulations are not delayed, we will see a disastrous impact on our American economy that will result in higher prices, job losses, and shipping delays across the country.”
The letter read, in part:
“In your letter to the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association on November 8, 2024, you cite the important role ACT plays in our states’ plans to achieve our greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals and the threat of climate change.
“To be clear, we fully support these goals, and the trucking industry has worked collaboratively with government partners across the country for years to reduce the emissions from heavy-duty trucks. In fact, 60 trucks today equal the output of one in 1988, and, since the implementation of clean diesel technology in 1974, pollutants have been reduced by 99 percent. These reductions are in part due to the trucking industry’s partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay program.
“The damage that our industry will incur by implementing ACT on its current rushed timeline will curtail these critical efforts as clean diesel truck availability will become limited, keeping older, heavier polluting trucks on the road. It will also lead to the inevitable loss in jobs and businesses. Rather, we encourage your states to look at an alternative approach, similar to the SmartWay program, which is a voluntary program with a proven record of success and widely supported by the industry. We are asking that the ACT date for implementation be deferred in order to ensure that our dealers and trucking companies are not unduly harmed, and to provide for an opportunity to work together to find a solution that works toward our state’s environmental goals.”
A copy of the full letter, signed by New Jersey Motor Truck Association, the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, the Trucking Association of Massachusetts, the New Mexico Trucking Association, the Trucking Association of New York, the Oregon Trucking Association, the Rhode Island Trucking Association, and the Washington Trucking Association, is attached.
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