ROADSIGNS EPISODE 83

HOW WILL THE EPA'S RECOMMENDED NOX EMISSIONS RULE AFFECT THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY?

The new proposed NOx standard, announced March 28 of this year, is set to reduce emissions of smog- and soot-forming nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty gasoline and diesel engines by 60-percent. Sounds great, right?

Not quite, truck manufactures are now burdened to meet the rule stipulations— in this episode, host Michael Freeze asks, what are the realities and challenges of the NOx ruling? And, how is this ultimately leading to the electric future? To get answers, we bring in Glen Kedzie, energy and environmental counsel for the American Trucking Associations and Eric Miller, government reporter at Transport Topics. Tune in.

Access the full episode transcript here.

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Eric Miller has been a reporter and writer at publications nationwide for 40 years. He’s been at Transport Topics the past 11 years, currently on the paper’s government team; worked as a reporter at the Dallas Morning News; reporter, editor and member of the investigative team at The Arizona Republic; reporter at the Tampa Tribune; city editor at the Santa Fe New Mexican; and senior writer for D Magazine in Dallas.

Glen Kedzie

Eric Miller

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Glen Kedzie has served as vice president and energy and environmental counsel for the American Trucking Associations for over 19 years. In this role, Glen manages the energy and environmental legal, regulatory, and advocacy practice within ATA that serves over 37,000 members including Fortune 100 companies such as FedEx, UPS, and Wal-Mart.

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