MTAC testimony on SB 931: Emissions standards for medium & heavy duty vehicles

MTAC President Joe Sculley submitted testimony in response to a bill that proposes to have Connecticut adopt emission standards set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) (rather than US EPA) for new medium and heavy-duty trucks.

Sculley went on to address several key points on why MTAC opposes the proposed bill stating: “It will put Connecticut businesses at a competitive disadvantage by mandating that they purchase trucks with unproven technology, and these trucks will be more expensive than what their competitors in other states will purchase.” He also explained that the consequences of going forward with this bill would impact truck sales and push jobs out of state.

The testimony also addressed a number of solutions to the bill, such as applying uniform national standards set by the federal government which apply to all businesses in all states equally and voluntary incentive programs.

See the complete letter here: MTAC Submits Testimony on Act Concerning Emissions Standards for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles.