NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: RESETTING NHTSA'S FUEL ECONOMY PROGRAM: COMMERCIAL MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY ON-HIGHWAY VEHICLES AND WORK TRUCKS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a rule called: Resetting NHTSA's Fuel Economy Program: Commercial Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Highway Vehicles and Work Trucks.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 31 by Jonathan Morrison, Administrator.

Summary: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is issuing this interpretive rule regarding the scope of its authority to set fuel economy standards for commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and work trucks. This rule describes NHTSA's authority to set vehicle standards, which does not include the authority to set separate standards for engines. NHTSA will review its existing standards applicable to commercial medi...