Lawmaker proposes enticing incentives for truckers to upgrade their vehicles — and it could have profound impacts on the shipping industry

Jan 08, 2025 at 04:09 PM CST
A Pennsylvania bill introduced last month by Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-Monroe, would create a Near-Zero-Emission Truck Incentive Program. Older models of large trucks sold in the early 2000s release about 10 times the amount of pollution than models sold today. About 34% of trucks in Pennsylvania are pre-2010 models that release high amounts of pollution. Brown wrote in a memo to state senators, "The proposed grant program will lead to the replacement of these trucks with newer, much cleaner trucks, resulting in lower emissions from the trucking industry and cleaner air for all."

Jan 08, 2025 at 04:09 PM CST

A Pennsylvania bill introduced last month by Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-Monroe, would create a Near-Zero-Emission Truck Incentive Program. Older models of large trucks sold in the early 2000s release about 10 times the amount of pollution than models sold today.

About 34% of trucks in Pennsylvania are pre-2010 models that release high amounts of pollution. Brown wrote in a memo to state senators, "The proposed grant program will lead to the replacement of these trucks with newer, much cleaner trucks, resulting in lower emissions from the trucking industry and cleaner air for all."