FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is proposing to slash Biden-era truck emissions regulations in a move officials say would save the trucking industry about $12 billion and ease supply chain costs that make everyday goods more expensive for Americans."Collectively, these savings will be passed on to American families through lower costs for food, household goods, and other products trucks deliver, while still maintaining strong environmental protections and ensuring clean air," read the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) press release first viewed by Fox News Digital.The EPA has proposed changes to heavy-duty truck emissions rules that would save truckers an estimated $12 billion, including up to $6,000 per new truck, helping lower transportation costs and prices for American families. The proposal would eliminate DEF-related engine deratements and speed restrictions for new highway engines and vehicles, as well as new nonroad engines and equipment, including farm machinery, replacing them with warning alerts so operators can keep working until repairs can be made safely.TRUMP PARDONS 9 PEOPLE CONVICTED OF TAMPERING WITH EMISSION CONTROLS ON DIESEL ENGINESA combine harvester during a soybean harvest at a farm in Harvard, Illinois, Oct.17, 2025.
(Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg/Getty Images)Previous policies "make delivering everything more expensive and so that's going to all be passed on to the consumer as well.By making these trucks cheaper and more reliable, we are making sure that the supply chain stays as cheap as possible for the American people," EPA air chief Aaron Szabo told Fox News Digital in an interview. The proposal would also reduce costly emissions warranty requirements from the 2023 rule while keeping nearly 90% of the planned NOx emissions reductions and giving manufacturers more time and flexibility to meet the updated standards.Szabo said the proposal addresses a major problem caused by DEF system failures, which can force trucks and farm...