A diverse coalition of motor carriers, truck manufacturers, and dealers recently came together to form the Clean Freight Coalition. Their mission is to drive progress towards clean freight solutions through collaboration that spans every size and sector in their industry.
The Clean Freight Coalition has three goals:
- Educate policy makers on the incredible progress the trucking industry has made in reducing emissions and protecting the environment.
- Promote work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation.
- Advocate for sound public policies that transition toward a zero-emission future in a manner that assures affordable and reliable freight transportation and protects the nation’s supply chain.
Five major transportation groups have banded together to become the founding members of the Clean Freight Coalition – American Trucking Associations, American Truck Dealers, National Tank Truck Carriers, and Truckload Carriers Association.
Jim Mullen, an experienced leader in the transportation industry, has taken on a new role as Executive Director of Clean Freight Coalition.
“Trucking is the backbone of our economy and critical to the nation’s supply chain,” Mullen said in a statement. “It is an honor to lead the Clean Freight Coalition in its pursuit to get to zero emissions in a responsible and feasible manner.”
The Coalition forms at a time while we are seeing more states move towards California’s ambitious emission standards.
In a move towards cleaner air and combatting climate change, Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently declared Advanced Clean Cars II will be adopted across the Old Line State. The mandate had previously been implemented in California where new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs must become zero-emission by 2035. Requirements for emission reduction start this year with 35% of all sold vehicles needing to hit emissions standards set forth from CARB documents; eventually rising to complete net-zero by mid-century. Similarly, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has initiated its own stakeholder process regarding adoption similar mandates in their state as well.
17 states across the U.S. have followed California in implementing their own emission regulations to protect air quality. According to Section 177 of the Clean Air Act, only California holds authority over its standards – but any other state may adopt them as well. Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Main, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington now add themselves to this list with stricter regulations regarding vehicle emissions than ever before.
Source: Land Line
