Environmental Defense Fund tells ports, shippers to ‘act now or pay later’ for climate change
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“The lower the carbon intensity of the fuel, the higher the value,” Megan Boutwell, VP of operations at Stillwater Associates, said about low-carbon fuel standards.
“We believe that every sector has to make a contribution toward global decarbonization,” Fernando Rangel Villasana, senior technical manager at SBTi, told FreightWaves.
Estimated US Average Vehicle Emissions Rates
Presidential candidate’s Clean Transportation Plan calls for 15% of new trucks to be pollution-free by 2030.
The use of drones and other technology will help ports streamline operations, increase safety and vigilance for drugs and pollution.
Daimler AG announced that it has reached an agreement with employee representatives to trim its workforce by at least 10,000 workers.
An unreleased study reportedly discussed at IMO’s meeting this week suggests that setting ship engine power limitations would result in negligible CO2 emission reduction.
Truck engine maker testifies on prospects for “net zero” pollution by 2050.
Independent trucking group calls the rule “unrealistic”; environmental coalition says it doesn’t go far enough.
Manufacturer installed diesel engines in construction equipment that failed to meet emissions standards under the Clean Air Act when imported into the U.S. from 2012 to 2015.
Glider kit investigations initiated by Democrats and Republicans are expected to be concluded in early 2019.
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has enacted an executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper committing the state to low emission vehicle standards.
Ports of LA and Long Beach have reduced emissions by replacing diesel-run equipments with zero-emission engines; oil prices rise over signs of U.S. sanctions on Iran; warehousing workers salaries have seen good increases over the last three years.
Cummins Inc. announced record earnings for its second quarter this morning, and that news was immediately overshadowed by an engine recall that has already impacted 230,000 vehicles and now will encompass an additional 500,000 heavy-duty truck models.
As the California Air Resources Board (CARB) prepares to finalize the phase 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) standards and amendments to the tractor-trailer GHG regulation, Fresno-based carrier John R. Lawson Rock & Oil has released a statement calling the proposed regulations illegal.
