We need you to contact your U.S. Senator today, whether or not your state has adopted these economically and technologically infeasible regulations.
We urge your support of U.S. Senate Bill 996 (Mullin), legislation that would prevent the banning of the sale of combustion engines.
Please do not ignore this important request. The clock is ticking.
Alternative 1
Over 45,000 towing and recovery truck businesses in America provide essential roadside services to millions of motorists. By clearing roads quickly, we reduce the time motorists waste idling in traffic, wasting fuel and generating tailpipe emissions. In fact, UC Berkeley has documented the clean air benefits, reduced cost to consumers, and economic benefits from having adequate tow trucks on the road.
On behalf of the motoring public, please vote for Senate Bill 996 (Mullin), legislation that will ensure that towing and recovery trucks have access to combustion engines.
By all accounts, California’s electric truck regulations are ineffective. California and other states have imposed various mandates on the transportation sector, increasing costs for all Americans and threatening the towing and recovery industry’s ability to maintain the safety and efficiency of American roadways.
While the towing industry supports the transition to zero-emission trucks, we cannot endorse regulations that have proven to be economically and technologically infeasible.
The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Low-NOx Omnibus regulations were intended to encourage truck manufacturers to quickly develop medium and heavy-duty (MHD) electric alternatives while allowing them to continue selling diesel combustion engines for specialty uses through 2035. However, the rules are not effective for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and CARB has failed to address the associated problems. And there are no electric options that meet the performance and safety standards required for most MHD trucks, particularly those that travel long distances on a single charge or perform specialized services like towing, recovery, or snow removal. Furthermore, there is a lack of sufficient charging stations to support these trucks, which is essential infrastructure for efficiently moving products within and between states.
Within months of California implementing the regulations, truck manufacturers found them too complex and burdensome. As a result, California’s sales of MHD truck chassis declined by over 80%, suggesting that it is more profitable for them to redirect sales to states that have not adopted the ACT. Consequently, when California’s existing inventories of truck chassis are depleted, no more tow trucks will be built or sold in California. This experience is being repeated in other ACT states.
Due to their failure, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Vermont have postponed the regulations, New York and New Jersey have revised them, and several other states are proposing similar actions.
Limiting combustion and zero-emission technology also presents national security risks, as it would hinder the timely transportation of food and goods.
Thank you for supporting legislation that will allow the towing industry access to trucks essential to serving the motoring public.
Alternative 2
On behalf of American towing and recovery truck businesses, please vote for Senate Bill 996 (Mullin), legislation that will ensure that towing and recovery trucks have access to combustion engines.
Over 45,000 towing and recovery truck businesses in America provide essential roadside services to millions of motorists. By clearing roads quickly, we reduce the time motorists waste idling in traffic, wasting fuel, and generating tailpipe emissions. While the towing industry supports the transition to zero-emission trucks, we can’t support regulations that have proven economically and technologically infeasible.
Within months of California implementing the Advanced Clean Trucks and low-NOx Omnibus regulations, truck manufacturers found them overly complex and burdensome. As a result, California’s sales of medium-heavy duty (MHD) truck chassis declined by over 80%, suggesting that it is more profitable for them to redirect sales to states that have not adopted the ACT. Consequently, when California’s existing inventories of truck chassis are depleted, no more tow trucks will be built or sold in California. This experience is being replicated in other states that adopted the ACT.
Due to their failure, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon and Vermont have postponed the regulations, New York and New Jersey have revised them, and several other states are proposing similar actions.
Limiting combustion and zero-emission technology will create a national security risk as transportation becomes less reliable and affordable. Furthermore, it will drive up the costs of goods and services, jeopardizing our economy and job creation.
Thank you for supporting legislation essential to protecting small businesses and jobs and ensuring the motoring public’s safety.
Alternative 3
On behalf of the motoring public and first responders who depend on towing services for emergency services, please support Senate Bill 996 (Mullin), legislation that will ensure that towing and recovery trucks have access to combustion engines.
The legislation would repeal the federal waivers that allow eleven states to implement California’s failing Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Omnibus NOx regulations.
California regulations have proven economically and technologically infeasible, mainly because truck manufacturers cannot produce medium- to heavy-duty electric (MHD) trucks that meet the safety and performance standards for towing and recovery trucks. Moreover, the NOx regulations are so costly and onerous that they are diverting truck chassis sales to states that have not adopted the regulations, underscoring the benefits of federal air quality standards instead of a patchwork of state regulations.
Within months of adopting the rules in 2024, California’s combustion truck sales declined by over 80%. As current inventories of new trucks are depleted, no more tow trucks will be built or sold in the state. Other blue states that adopted these regulations later are starting to experience similar results.
Due to their failure, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon and Vermont have postponed the regulations, New York and New Jersey have revised them, and several other states are proposing similar actions.
This is one of many reasons why there is bipartisan support in blue states to abandon or delay California’s regulations. The regulations severely impact product and service costs and roadway safety.
On behalf of the 45,000 small businesses in America that provide towing services, please vote protect our access to combustion engines. Vote for Senate Bill 996 (Mullin).
