FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contact:
Summer Marrs
Managing Director
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (May 15, 2025) – On May 15, 2025, the courts accepted an agreement in NTEA’s lawsuit, which requires CARB to repeal the High-Priority and Drayage provisions of the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule. This rule would have required the affected fleets to purchase increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks.
California has agreed that the lawsuit, filed jointly by NTEA – The Work Truck Association and Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in October 2024, will be held in abeyance with the courts until the California Air Resources Board (CARB) formally repeals the regulation as required by the agreement between CARB, the California Attorney General, NTEA and SEMA.
CARB’s regulations call for all trucks and buses sold by 2036 to be zero-emission and fleets to be fully zero-emission by 2045. This was to be accomplished through the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule, which requires OEMs to sell zero-emission vehicles, and the ACF, which requires fleets to purchase them on a phased-in schedule.
“This resolution marks a significant win for our members and the entire commercial vehicle industry,” said Steve Carey, NTEA president & CEO. “Ultimately, work trucks must be available, capable and affordable. Our concern was never about the goal of cleaner vehicles — it was about how to realistically get there. NTEA has long advocated for achievable solutions that align with the real-world applications of commercial vehicles, and this outcome helps ensure our members can continue to build and supply the vehicles that are essential for commerce.”
California’s agreement with NTEA and SEMA requires that CARB present a proposal to repeal the High-Priority Fleet and Drayage Fleet Requirements of the ACF regulation in a public hearing no later than Oct. 31, 2025. Further, CARB agrees not to take any enforcement action under the High-Priority Fleet or Drayage Fleet Requirements during the repeal process.
Once CARB officially repeals the portions of the ACF subject to our lawsuit, we will voluntarily dismiss our complaint.
ABOUT NTEA
Established in 1964, NTEA – The Work Truck Association, a 501(c)(6) organization, represents more than 2,100 companies that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial vehicles, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. Buyers of work trucks and the major commercial truck chassis manufacturers also belong to NTEA. The Association provides in-depth technical information, education, and member programs and services, and produces Work Truck Week, Green Truck Summit, Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit and Executive Leadership Summit. NTEA maintains its administrative headquarters in suburban Detroit and government relations offices in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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