Some of the largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines in the country have agreed to accept a California plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036 under a deal aimed in part at thwarting potential litigation and maintaining a single national standard for truck pollution rules.
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U.S. truckmakers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs
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By Timothy Puko
Updated July 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. EDT|Published July 6, 2023 at 10:50 a.m. EDT