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and fuel consumption,” said Rich Freeland, Cummins vice-president and president of the engine business. The Diesel Technology Forum broached the proposed changes more cautiously by emphasizing its past accomplishments. “Today’s announcement sets up the next challenge for clean diesel technology to further improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles including medium and heavy duty trucks and buses,” said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Forum. “Engine and vehicle makers have all met the first set of Phase I standards for higher fuel efficiency in the current 2014 products that are now certified and for sale. Driven by customer’s fuel efficiency demands, OEMs made improvements which enabled them to meet requirements of Phase I.” American Trucking Associations (ATA) executives counselled that a careful, thoughtful and cautious approach is needed to Phase II changes. “We stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the President and his administration in 2011 when the historic first fuel efficiency standards were set for heavy-duty vehicles. As we begin this new round of standards, ATA hopes the administration will set forth a path that is both based on the best science and research available and economically achievable,” said ATA president and CEO Bill Graves.
“Fuel is one of our industry’s largest expenses, so it makes sense that as an industry we would support proposals to use less of it. However, we should make sure that new rules don’t conflict with safety or other environmental regulations, nor should they force specific types of technology onto the market before they are fully tested and ready,” he added. ATA chair Phil Byrd, president of Bulldog Hiway Express, in Charleston, S.C. also offered his thoughts. “Trucking is a very diverse industry, and as such, whatever standards the administration sets should reflect that diversity and whatever tests are devised should accurately reflect what drivers face on the roads every day.” Sandeep Kar, the automotive and transportation global research director for research firm Frost & Sullivan, offered his perspective on Obama’s plan. “The president’s decision to elevate fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks is definitely a strategic move. While it presents shortterm pain for the industry, it will indeed deliver long-term gain both locally and globally. Trucks featuring better fuel-efficiency and economy will cost higher than the current breed of trucks, but will deliver reduced fuel expenses for fleets thereby reducts thereby reducing life-cycle costs and hence total cost off ownership, while simultaneously reducing freight transportation’s carbon footprint.”
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