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Truckers collide with EPA over new environmental standards, could hurt mom & pop companies

The new EPA tailpipe rule aims to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 48% by 2045
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John N. John has been a family-run trucking company for nearly 100 years. With the strictest EPA standards recently updated, the company is facing challenges like never before. (Fox News / Fox News)

For the first time in two decades the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new standards for semi-trucks to help lower air pollution.

Some smaller trucking companies fear the additional costs for these environmentally friendly vehicles could push them out of the industry.

It will be several years before these trucks hit the road. Manufacturers must follow the new EPA rule for model year 2027 trucks, but small business owners are preparing now.

Read more here: https://www.foxbusiness.com/small-business/truckers-collide-epa-new-environmental-standards-hurt-mom-pop-companies

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