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Trucking witnesses tell committee diesel-related rules and proposed EV mandates threaten rural carriers
Summary
Trucking owner Eldon Johnson and other witnesses told the House Small Business Committee that EPA diesel-related mandates, electronic logging requirements and proposed electric vehicle mandates are not feasible in many rural areas and could force small carriers out of business, while repair costs and downtime already burden fleets.
Eldon Johnson, owner-operator of Eldon Johnson Transportation in Rush City, Minnesota, told the committee that several federal regulatory proposals and equipment mandates impose disproportionate burdens on small trucking firms.
Johnson cited diesel control systems and repair costs as a current pain point: “One of them is the EPA mandate for the diesel, diesel motors, called DEF fluid … sometimes, putting our trucks in the shop for weeks at a time and some of the repair bills up…
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