Trucking news and updates for Friday, Oct. 18, 2024:
Concerns Over New York’s Adoption of CARB’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rules – TANY Seeks Delay
The Trucking Association of New York (TANY), alongside Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and various state transportation stakeholders, is urging lawmakers to reassess the planned implementation of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulations, anticipated to be enforced in just over two months.
Kendra Hems, President of TANY, has called for an “immediate delay,” as reported by Jason Cannon from Overdrive’s sister publication, CCJ.
New York is following Oregon in seeking to postpone rules originally slated to begin in January, which mandate that a percentage of new trucks sold within the states be zero-emission vehicles.
Next month, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality will propose temporary regulations at its Environmental Quality Commission meeting to adopt revisions that CARB is expected to make to its Advanced Clean Truck standards. These revisions may expand the deficit-recovery timeframe from one model year to three and will base compliance on reported sales of delivered trucks, among other changes.
Currently, around 4,000 Class 8 trucks are registered each year in New York, and under the ACT rules, 280 (or 7% of sales) must be zero-emission by 2025 to align with the annual retail sales of diesel trucks. Hems pointed out that “fewer than 40 have been registered to date,” and noted that since the ACT was approved in 2021, New York has yet to install any public heavy-duty truck charging stations, stating, “We are no closer today than we were four years ago.”
As of now, eleven states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have committed to adopting CARB’s ACT regulations, but the 2025 implementation date differs by state. California began implementation this year, while Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, and Rhode Island are set for 2027, with Vermont aiming for 2026.
TravelCenters of America Opens New Locations in Pennsylvania
TravelCenters of America has launched two new TA Express locations in Pennsylvania, enhancing their network by nearly 300 truck parking slots.
The new TA Express in Hazelton, near I-81 at mile marker 143, features 50 truck parking spaces, a forthcoming Jimmy John’s restaurant, five diesel lanes, ten Reserve-It truck parking spaces to be added soon, and three showers, among other amenities.
In Pine Grove, also off I-81 at mile marker 100, the new TA Express includes 237 truck parking spaces, with Subway and Cinnabon restaurants slated to open soon, six diesel lanes, twenty Reserve-It truck parking spaces on the way, three showers, and a Truckomat truck wash that is also opening soon.
ATHS to Induct Four New Members into Hall of Fame Next Week
The American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) invites trucking enthusiasts and the general public to attend the American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 23, where four influential figures in the transportation sector will be honored.
This year’s inductees are:
- Robert Young, ABF
- John Ruan, Ruan Transportation
- Marvin Rush, Rush Enterprises
- Frederick McKinley Jones, Thermo King
The induction ceremony will take place at ATHS headquarters in Kansas City. John Gravley, Executive Director of ATHS, stated, “ATHS welcomes its members and the Kansas City community to join us in celebrating the Hall of Fame induction of these industry leaders. We will also showcase a selection of historic trucks, including the OOIDA tour trailer, which always draws a crowd.”
