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US Trade Rules Playing Larger Role for Manufacturers of Trucks and Truck Parts Tariffs and Geopolitics: Dual Challenges...

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Trade tensions between Washington and US trading partners, notably China, have complicated many supply chain decisions — what to buy, from where, made by whom, and at what tariff cost. Recent statements from senior Biden...more

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California Marches on with Ambitious Advanced Clean Fleet Rules; Effective Date Looms

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It’s been a long road for California to require zero-emission, heavy-duty trucks. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group maps out the state’s landmark deal with truck manufacturers, the inevitable litigation to...more

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Learning From the Trucks Cartel Judgment: Mitigation

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The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s judgment in Royal Mail and BT’s claim against DAF Trucks has provided welcome clarity on how the legal test for pass on should be applied. It provides helpful guidance on the factors that a...more

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CAT uses broad axe to quantify Trucks Overcharge

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In July 2016, the European Commission issued a settlement decision finding that five major truck manufacturers participated in an EEA-wide cartel involving collusion on the prices of medium and heavy trucks and the timing and...more

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Ongoing Canadian Protests Shine Spotlight on Ripple Effect of Supply Chain Disruptions

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Although the last two years have seen a nearly never-ending line of supply chain impacts for manufacturers, the latest disruption is also serving to shine a spotlight on the broader impact that relatively small disruptions in...more

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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Motor Carrier Safety Provisions’ Impact on Employers

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The Motor Carrier Safety provisions in the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will impose new obligations on employers and require new studies that, in turn, could lead to additional legislation...more

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Supply Chain Issues: A Look at the Factors Contributing to Supply Scarcity and Increased Costs

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Among the potential prolonged impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the interruption to supply chains throughout several critical industries. As a result, prices have increased as various goods and materials have become...more

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Bound by prior admissions: Court of Appeal upholds the CAT’s abuse of process judgment against Truck Cartelists

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The Court of Appeal has strongly dismissed an appeal against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (“CAT’s”) decision that it would be an abuse of process for certain truck manufacturers to seek to challenge the facts recorded in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CARB Passes Zero-Emission Sales Requirements for Commercial Trucks

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a "first-in-the-world," statewide, zero-emission commercial truck requirement on June 25, 2020. The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule sets an electric truck sales standard for...more

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Advance Notice of Proposed Rule/NOx: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Heavy-Duty Engine Standards

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on January 6th issued a pre-publication Advance Notice of Proposed Rule (“ANPR”) addressing the Clean Air Act Heavy-Duty Engine Standards. The ANPR also describes...more

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Blockchain Uses in Transportation

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Blockchain technology is most well-known for its use with cryptocurrencies, however, it has wider potential applications in other sectors beyond that of banking and financial services. It is being evaluated for uses in the...more

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Common Defect Found in Multiple-Model Product Liability Class Action

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In a recent case before the British Columbia Supreme Court, N&C Transportation Ltd. v. Navistar International Corp., 2016 BCSC 2129 [N&C], Justice Skolrood certified a multiple-model product liability class action after...more

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Brexit – Major Upheaval and Change

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As the UK leaves the EU, in light of the seismic result of the United Kingdom referendum on June 23, 2016, there will be an immense amount to do, for the UK and the remaining EU, and for companies that are either based in, or...more

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New Nevada Commerce Tax Effective July 1, 2015

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While not purporting to give specific advice on Nevada tax law, the following is a summary of some of the general principals underlying the new tax law. A new Nevada Commerce Tax (“NCT”) was signed into law by Nevada Governor...more

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Four Things You Should Know About FTC v. Sysco Corp.

On June 29, 2015, following an eight-day evidentiary hearing, a federal district court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)request for a preliminary injunction to block an $8.2 billion proposed merger between the two...more

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