2010 Environment

Canadian Trucking Alliance Looks forward to Working with Government on GHG Regulations The devil is in the details- 05/21/2010 Study Conducted for Environment Canada Casts Further Questions on Why Federal Government is Seeking Biodiesel Mandate A study conducted in 2009 by EcoRessources Consultants (ERC) for Environment Canada casts doubt on the net benefits of a biodiesel mandate.- 05/14/2010 Canadian Trucking Alliance Urges Ottawa to Understand Complexity of Vehicles, Differences with US in Setting Fuel Economy Standards According to media reports, Canada's minister of the environment, Jim Prentice has indicated that Canada will take its lead from the US federal government and introduce a plan to establish fuel economy standards for heavy trucks and trailers in the ongoing battle to reduce GHG emissions from the transportation sector.- 04/27/2010 Setting National Fuel Economy Standards for Trucks Requires Understanding of Industry Complexities, Uniqueness Recently, Canada's Minister of Environment, the Honourable James Prentice, indicated through the media that the Government of Canada, perhaps in conjunction, or at least consistent, with the federal government of the United States, will be unveiling draft regulations to introduce new fuel economy standards for heavy commercial vehicles.- 04/27/2010 CTA Adds Alternative Engines to enviroTruck Greening Measures CTA Applauds the Province of Quebec for including enviroTruck Incentives in Budget.- 04/01/2010 Amendments to CARB Truck and Bus Regulation Slated for Late Summer The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that regulatory amendments to its Truck and Bus Regulation have been pushed back until August 2010.- 03/29/2010 US DOT Prefers Freight Movement on Waterways and Rail Reducing GHG emissions from transportation sources is quickly becoming the focal point of environmental policy discussions among governments, research groups and industry members.- 03/26/2010 Attention Carriers Operating in California - CARB Launches Online Reporting System to Assist Carriers in Complying with AB 32 California Air Resources Board (ARB) has launched an online reporting system.- 03/24/2010 Grant Money Assists Trucking Industry in Meeting Environmental Goals The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $115 million in grants to truck and engine manufactures to fund cutting-edge research that will help the trucking industry reduce its carbon footprint in the near term.- 02/03/2010 CTA Partners with Government to Advance Research on Renewable Diesel A new study by the Canadian Government done in partnership wuith the CTA and other industry stakeholders provides new guidelines that can help assure biodiesel product quality and reliability.- 01/29/2010 Joint Report by Government Policy Groups and Think Tanks Reaffirm Environmental Benefits of CTA's enviroTruck Report concludes government financial aid and regulatory involvement a must to realize enviroTruck benefits- 01/08/2010 2010 Marks Beginning of Smog Free Truck & Opens Door to Shippers to Select Trucking as GHG Friendly Mode 2010 marks the final stage in the trucking industry's transition to the smog free truck engine as required by law under rules introduced by the US Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada.- 01/06/2010