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Despite changes to how glider kits will be classified for emissions regulations compliance — and new standards coming to bear for glider kit builders — the glider industry will remain viable and intact, says Fitzgerald Glider Kits' head of mar- keting Stu McLaughlin. "We're confident we'll be able to test our products and meet the new stan- dards," McLaughlin says of the loom- ing Phase 2 emissions standards set by the EPA and the DOT. The standards will be phased in over the coming decade, spanning tractor-trailer wide improvements in fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions. The final text of the standards, issued 18 www.bigrigowner.com N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 6 REBORN RIG Despite changing emissions regs, 'Gliders are here to stay,' says Fitzgerald rep A Fitzgerald Kenworth Icon 900 by James Jaillet