Name: Dan Sullivan: At that hearing, Madam Chair, you might remember the Commissioner of Transportation for the state of Alaska, Ryan Anderson, testified to this committee that DEF-related failures cause up to 80% of the state of Alaska's fleet maintenance issues. 80% Of all trucks driving for the Department of Transportation in Alaska, which is thousands.
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Description: At that hearing, Madam Chair, you might remember the Commissioner of Transportation for the state of Alaska, Ryan Anderson, testified to this committee that DEF-related failures cause up to 80% of the state of Alaska's fleet maintenance issues. 80% Of all trucks driving for the Department of Transportation in Alaska, which is thousands.

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Dan Sullivan

40:16 - 41:00

“At that hearing, Madam Chair, you might remember the Commissioner of Transportation for the state of Alaska, Ryan Anderson, testified to this committee that DEF-related failures cause up to 80% of the state of Alaska's fleet maintenance issues. 80% Of all trucks driving for the Department of Transportation in Alaska, which is thousands.”

Speaker: Dan Sullivan
Timestamp: 40:16 – 41:00
Transcript: Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Business meeting to consider S.5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, and S.5249, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to align the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under that Act, and 21 Committee resolutions to approve prospectuses from the General Services Administration.
Community: Alaska News
Captured at: September 16, 2026

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Working families are left on the hook for a hefty maintenance bill. At that hearing, Madam Chair, you might remember the Commissioner of Transportation for the state of Alaska, Ryan Anderson, testified to this committee that DEF-related failures cause up to 80% of the state of Alaska's fleet maintenance issues. 80% Of all trucks driving for the Department of Transportation in Alaska, which is thousands. We heard Alaskans loud and clear. As this issue has gained momentum, we've seen an outpouring of support from folks not just in my state, but literally across the country, how these faulty sensors affect negatively their daily lives.

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