Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond
OKLAHOMA CITY (May 6, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he is thankful that he and other state attorneys general have successfully stopped California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulations.
In the wake of a lawsuit that the coalition filed against the state last year, California officials have agreed to repeal the electric-truck mandates that would have required certain trucking companies across the nation to retire internal-combustion trucks and replace them with more expensive and less efficient ones.
“This settlement is a victory for the free market,” Drummond said. “The California mandates would have forced tremendous costs upon the commercial trucking industry and had far-reaching implications for consumers.”
The rule targeted all fleets that operated in California regardless of where they are headquartered. Given California’s large population and access to international ports, the rule would have crippling effects on the national supply chain.
As part of the settlement, California regulators pledged to commence rulemaking proceedings to formally scrub the rule from the books. Golden State officials also conceded that they cannot enforce California’s 2036 ban on the sale of internal-combustion trucks unless and until the ban receives a Clean Air Act preemption waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Previously, Drummond and the coalition had successfully opposed California’s request for a waiver.
Other states joining the lawsuit included Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. Also joining the lawsuit were the Nebraska Trucking Association and the Arizona State Legislature.
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