EPA Weighing Cost-Benefit, Legal Changes To Revive 'Glider' Truck Relief

EPA has not dropped its efforts to ease rules on manufacturers of “glider” trucks that combine a new chassis with a used drivetrain despite having appeared to put the issue on the back burner, with acting chief Andrew Wheeler telling senators that officials are mulling tweaks to its legal justification and its cost-benefit approach to justify some type of softer limits. Wheeler is not offering a clear timeline for the agency's efforts, but he is seeking “an emissions standard that...