DEF Derate Debate Puts Tanker Safety and DEF Distribution in Focus
Tank carriers and fuel marketers outline different safeguards for DEF faults, opening a focused debate over highway operations, maintenance access and distribution economics.
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Transport Regulations News Archives
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NHTSA Says It Cannot Set Standalone Heavy-Truck Engine Fuel-Economy Standards
NHTSA says its authority reaches complete commercial vehicles, not separate engine families. The interpretation signals a future reset without changing current fleet obligations.
Coast Guard Proposes Nationwide Tank-Barge Inspection Flexibilities
A Coast Guard draft would give qualifying inland tank barges four documentary inspection credits per five-year COI cycle while keeping renewal and safety-critical work onboard.
EPA Pulls Winter Gasoline Forward to September 1
EPA’s August 20 action opens an early September 1 transition to winter-grade gasoline, with location-specific RVP limits, state-law caveats and document-based inventory runout rules for terminals and marketers.
EPA Proposes Full Approval of Maricopa Gasoline Cargo-Tank Rule
EPA proposes full approval of Maricopa County Rule 352, which would put its annual gasoline cargo-tank vapor test, decal and repair records into Arizona’s federally enforceable air plan.
PHMSA’s 16 Final Rules: What Tank Fleets Need to Know Before September 3
PHMSA published 16 separate final rules on August 4. Tank fleets now have three effective dates and a narrow set of digital-record, special-permit, IBC and unloading changes to implement.
EPA Extends Arctic Diesel Waiver Through September 14
EPA’s third consecutive 20-day Arctic diesel waiver keeps controlled higher-sulfur fuel relief in place through September 14 for qualifying older engines north of Alaska’s Arctic Circle.
Microreactor Truck Shipments: NRC’s Fivefold Radiation Proposal Meets DOT Reality
NRC’s proposed fivefold radiation limit could reduce shielding on certain transportable reactor packages, but DOT permits, Level VI inspections, route plans and specialized carrier controls would remain.
Brazil Ethanol Tariff Hits 67 Million Gallons—but Fuel Hauling Is Only a Fraction
Brazil shipped roughly 67 million gallons of ethanol to the United States in 2025, but most of that volume was industrial alcohol rather than fuel ethanol. The new 25% duty therefore reaches a more specialized liquid-bulk trade lane than the headline suggests.
PHMSA Tank Special Permits Put Composite Portable Tanks and MC 331 Design to the Test
wo PHMSA tank special permits could open paths for carbon-fiber portable tanks and Section XII MC 331 trailers—but neither is approved yet.
