Climate Lobbying Overview: PACCAR appears to have mostly negative engagement on climate policy globally in 2021-23. The company’s top-line messaging on climate policy remains limited, with no evidence of support for the Paris Agreement. In 2021-22, PACCAR and its subsidiaries appear to have opposed the adoption of the state-level Advanced Clean Trucks regulation for heavy-duty vehicles in multiple states, while its subsidiary DAF Trucks supported a UK 2040 ICE vehicle ban for heavy-goods vehicles with exceptions.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: PACCAR has very limited top-line communications on climate change. For example, PACCAR’s 2022 Annual Report, and 2022 ESG Presentation, both released in February 2023 do not appear to disclose any clear high-level positions on climate action. PACCAR does not appear to explicitly support the Paris Agreement.

Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: PACCAR has limited, mixed engagement with climate-related regulations globally. In the US, in a May 2022 consultation response, the company appeared to oppose a proposal in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Clean Trucks Plan” that would tighten “Phase 2” GHG emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles for 2027 and beyond for certain vehicle categories.

DAF Trucks, PACCAR’s European subsidiary, appears broadly supportive of market-based policies. For example, DAF Trucks appears to support government policy or intervention to extend carbon trading to freight transport, according to a September 2021 UK consultation response found via FOI request.

Positioning on Energy Transition: PACCAR appears to have mostly negative positioning on the decarbonization of road transportation. In the US, PACCAR has opposed the adoption of the state-level Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule, which requires manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks, in numerous states. Kenworth, a subsidiary of PACCAR, appeared to directly oppose the ACT rule in New York in a November 2021 letter found via FOIA request. The company also appeared to oppose the rule in Colorado in an April 2022 consultation response, and New York in a November 2021 consultation response and oral testimony, all submitted by the Partners for a Zero-emission Vehicle Future (PZEVF) coalition (of which PACCAR is a member) and found via FOIA request. It also appeared to oppose the rule in New Jersey in a July 2021 letter signed by the PZEVF coalition, found via FOIA request, and further appeared to oppose the ACT rule more broadly in April 2022 public comments from the PZEVF coalitionto the Clean Air Association of the Northeast States. In a May 2022 joint letter to the EPA, PACCAR further appeared unsupportive of the decarbonization of heavy-duty vehicles in the US, emphasizing concerns around cost and a lack of charging and refueling infrastructure.

In a September 2021 UK consultation response obtained via FOI request, DAF Trucks, PACCAR’s European subsidiary, DAF Trucks, expressed support for a UK ban on internal combustion engines in heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) by 2040 or earlier, with exceptions. The company opposed the highest ambition option, which would involve a split in the phase-out dates of HGVs into two weight categories, instead supporting a less ambitious single final end date for the sale of fossil fuelled vehicles in 2040. In the same consultation response, DAF Trucks called for government support in the transition to zero-emission HGVs, including financial incentives and infrastructure investment.

Industry Association Governance: PACCAR has not disclosed its membership to industry associations on its corporate website, neither has it published a review of its alignment with its industry associations. In its 2022 CDP response, it lists membership to the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA), which has negative engagement with climate policy in the US, and the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA), which has mixed engagement on climate change policy. The President of DAF Trucks, a subsidiary of PACCAR, is on ACEA’s Board of Directors. In the US, PACCAR’s President, Harrie Schippers, is an executive committee member of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q1 2023.