Fearing Costs, Industry Urges EPA To ‘Get Involved’ In CARB’s Off-Road Plan

Trucking and other industry groups are urging top EPA officials to engage with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) over its multi-year rulemaking to develop first-time “Tier 5” emission standards for new off-road diesel engines, fearing the state rules will carry exorbitant costs and impose standards that diverge from EPA’s and other countries’. Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) President Jed Mandel over the past few weeks reached out to EPA Administrator Michael Regan “to say that, absolutely we would...