Trucker warns Biden admin taking 'extreme' measure to put industry 'out of business'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trucker-warns-biden-admin-taking-
extreme-measure-to-put-industry-out-of-business/ar-BB1leL37

Trucking industry representatives are criticizing the Biden 
administration’s new greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty 
vehicles.

The EPA rules, which will progressively mandate higher percentages of 
zero-emissions trucks through 2032, are aimed at reducing emissions.

However, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association argues the 
standards do not consider operational challenges faced by truckers.

“This office in the White House is completely not listening to the trucker 
or the end user or the buyer. They just want to do what the extreme 
environmentalists want,” Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) board 
member Lewie Pugh said.

The group noted a lack of charging infrastructure in many areas and higher 
costs, which could put many small businesses out of business.
Critics question where the funding will come from given the highway trust 
fund is already underfunded.

“And what it’s going to do is put lots and lots of truckers out of 
business.”

“Where are we going to charge them? That’s my first question,” Pugh said. 
“There was a company in Juliet, Illinois, that was going to put a terminal 
in for 30 trucks. The city said, ‘you can’t do it. You’re going to use 
more electricity than the entire city of Juliet, Illinois.'”

Critics also warn of safety risks if battery-powered trucks break down in 
remote areas during harsh weather.

While the EPA says the rules will avoid billions in climate damages, the 
trucking industry argues the agency did not adequately consider the 
perspectives of operators in setting standards they view as unrealistic.

“Our highway trust fund that would pay for stuff like this is already on 
the brink of going bankrupt. Where is the money going to come from?” Pugh 
said. “We can’t take care of our infrastructure that we have now, and 
we’re going to put all this stuff in and then hope it works?”

“[We’re] all saying, there’s no way this is going to work. We can’t do it. 
They’re concerned about their lives and their livelihood,” Pugh said. 
“What happens in the wintertime? You get stuck in a snow blizzard along 
the highway for two or three days and your battery goes, these people 
could freeze to death and die.”


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