The CCTA has been at the forefront of challenging EPA regulations on the trucking industry in California and nationally, and the group says the “EPA neglected to comply with a nondiscretionary statutory duty” to provide its greenhouse gas emissions standards to the Science Advisory Board, an expert body charged with providing scientific advice to EPA, prior to issuing them.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found CCTA was unable to demonstrate how it and truck buyers were actually harmed by the rule and how vacating it would provide them with relief. The CCTA says the new standards have increased the price of trucks, making them unaffordable for smaller businesses and truck owners.
Overdrive spoke with CCTA Director of Governmental Affairs and Communications Joe Rajkovacz recently about the ruling and what’s next in the litigation.
Here’s the Q&A:
Overdrive: What is it about these greenhouse gas regulations that is creating such a problem for truck owners, and why did the CCTA file suit?
