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CARB, in a stunner, drops request for EPA waiver on Advanced Clean Fleets rule

Incoming Trump administration not ‘supportive’ of California agency’s efforts, official says

California has withdrawn its request for a federal waiver to implement the state’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule.

In a brief letter Monday to Jane Nishida, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Steven Cliff, executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, said CARB was withdrawing the waiver request that it made in late 2023.

News of the letter began trickling out late Tuesday.

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She put off a trucking career for 7 years. Now, she is Pilot’s Road Warrior.

It took Liz Leon seven years to work up the courage to train for her CDL. 

The Victorville, California, truck driver was working at the Toys R Us warehouse at the time. Each year, the company would train a handful of employees as drivers, and each year, Leon chickened out.

That changed her seventh year on the job when she told her husband, “I’m just gonna do it.”

She never looked back.

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California issues draft framework for autonomous heavy trucks

California unveiled on Friday a draft framework proposal that will be used to inform standards for operating heavy-duty autonomous trucks weighing 10,001 pounds or more.

The draft language, issued by the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), follows several meetings held jointly last year with the California Highway Patrol to get public feedback on safety, economic, and workforce implications associated with autonomous trucks.

“It’s time to take the next step and continue to responsibly...

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