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Calif. Moves Toward Self-Driving Delivery Van Testing

The California Department of Motor Vehicles may soon change the current rules and allow testing of autonomous light-duty delivery vehicles weighing less than 10,001 pounds.

CARB Proposes New Trucking Segmentation to Achieve GHG Goals

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) outlined a proposal of Advanced Clean Truck regulations that would divide truck segments into three classes and help provide clear zero-emission vehicle sale goals in California to meet climate-change targets.

Supreme Court Turndown Not the End of California Independent Contractor Battle

On March 18, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a case involving the alleged misclassification of California owner-operator drivers as independent contractors rather than employees – but it's far from the end of the battle over employee misclassification in the state.

Proposed California Bill Aims to Ditch Diesel by 2050

A recent bill proposed by California State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) lays out an even more aggressive plan for emissions reduction in the state and puts the transportation sector squarely in its crosshairs.

Renewable Diesel in Calif. Could Curb Emissions by 71%

The California Advanced Biofuels Alliance released a report detailing how California transitioning away from using petroleum diesel and toward sustainable diesel fuel would curb climate change and reduce health risks.

California Files Suit to Keep Rest Break Rules for Truck Drivers

California has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asking it to overturn the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent decree that the state can’t enforce its rest break and meal rules against truck drivers.

California Bill Calls for HD Truck Emissions Testing

Unlike passenger vehicles, which require biennial smog checks in California, heavy-duty diesel trucks are not currently required to undergo regular emissions testing. That might change with the introduction of a bill in the state Senate.

Hauling Cannabis and Cash: New Fleets Serve Exploding Industry

With recent cannabis legalization, new commercial fleets are springing up to transport pounds of marijuana and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Navigating wildfire growth, ever-changing regulations, and federal illegality, it’s a fast learning curve for these new cannabis entrepreneurs — the legal ones, anyway.

FCA Will Pay $800M to Settle Diesel Dispute

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and a German auto supplier have agreed to settle claims and lawsuits arising from the 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines installed in 104,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoBoost and Ram 1500 EcoBoost models sold in the U.S. in the 2014 to 2016 model years.

Intermodal Truck Fleet to Use RNG Fuel at California Ports

Clean Energy Fuels will supply Redeem renewable natural gas to Overseas Freight, an intermodal trucking company, as part of an effort to reduce emissions in Southern California.