The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) opposed the delay to its legal challenge against the final rule; a rule that remains scheduled for implementation starting Jan. 1, 2018.
The decision does not address the merits of the case itself. EPA, now headed by Scott Pruitt, asked for the delay so it could further review its options, which could include a change of the rule jointly issued by the agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last year. In response, TTMA said that delay would hurt trailer makers without an equal delay to the rule’s implementation date.
Attempts to contact TTMA for comment on the decision were unsuccessful.
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Neil Abt
Neil Abt is a former FleetOwner editor who wrote for the publication from 2017 to 2020. He was editorial director from 2018 to 2020.