EPA/NHTSA issue Phase 2 truck rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly issued the second round of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency regulations affecting medium- and heavy-duty trucks and trailers. The 1,000+ page rule was signed August 16 but has not yet been published in the Federal Register.

These Phase 2 regulations set separate standards that will be phased in for tractors, vocational trucks and medium-duty pickup trucks and vans in 2021, 2024 and fully in 2027. New rules for trailers will begin in 2018.

NTEA will be publishing a more detailed summary in the next issue of NTEA News.