Washington – Â鶹ÉçÇø President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement today in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to grant California a waiver to enforce its Omnibus Low-NOx regulations, which impose unworkable state-by-state standards on the trucking industry that compromise the federal NOx standard adopted just two years ago.
“This ill-advised waiver will be short-lived. We look forward to the incoming administration and soon-to-be EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin reversing these misguided policies and restoring common sense to the nation’s environmental policy.
“California’s mandates have already created significant truck shortages and price increases, needlessly limiting truck sales and purchases in California. These policies are divorced from reality, disregard the operational needs of the trucking industry, and will have adverse consequences for consumers in the price they pay for everyday goods.
“It’s no mystery why more and more states are distancing themselves from California’s disastrous approach."