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bullhaulerswife · Aug 24, 2011

By and large, big fleets and big equipment suppliers appear to be satisfied with the Obama administration's truck fuel efficiency and GHG-reduction regs unveiled in Washington yesterday.

it's not at all surprising, considering stakeholders from both camps were instrumental in helping to draft the rules, which - at least in the short-term - permit compliance with relatively simple design improvements, enhancements and technological add-ons.

Though, what happens in the latter stages of the compliance schedule, when heavy trucks have to meet the whopping 20-percent fuel efficiency standard, is a little less clear. (Trailers, will eventually have to be part of the mandate - and, EPA says, they will).

For the most part, the initial annual benchmarks are based on the gains established by the EPA SmartWay program, which many larger carriers already participate in to some extent.
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trlrtrash13 · Aug 24, 2011

It appears that OEM's went along with this because they saw it as a way to reign in California. But yea, good luck meeting that 20% increase. I hear ya there.

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