The State of New Jersey implemented California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) in January 2025, and has plans to enact California’s Heavy-Duty Omnibus (Omnibus) regulations in 2027.
Since the California Air Resources Board adopted its medium and heavy-duty electric truck regulations, ten other states have voluntarily agreed to adopt California’s regulations. That was then, not now. Recognizing that the regulations are economically and technologically infeasible, several states have delayed enforcement, in whole or in part. Oregon, New Jersey, New York, and other states are proposing delays.
Representatives Calabrese, Karabinchak, and Spearman have introduced Bill A4967, which would delay the ACT until 2027.
Track the status of the bill here.
States can look to California to see that the regulations have not incentivized truck manufacturers to build electric trucks that meet a tow truck’s performance and safety standards, leading to an 80% decline in combustion truck sales in California in the first year of implementation. 2025 is starting out even worse. Tow truck operators and others are not able to upgrade older, higher emission trucks to the most modern, cleanest emission vehicles available.
If states want to avoid California’s massive decline in new modern, lower emission engine sales, contact your elected leaders and warn them that the regulations threaten small businesses, jobs, first responders and the motoring public.
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10.31.2024 – New Jersey Monitor:
Fight brewing over new state rule to cut ‘dirty diesel’ truck emissions
10.30.2024 – NJBIA:
NJBIA Strongly Supporting Bill to Delay Start of Advanced Clean Truck Rule in NJ
