Construction Fleet News

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released for public consumption their Heavy-Duty National Program.

Tags: DOT, EPA, NHTSA, TRALA

COLUMBUS, IN - Cummins Inc. further confirmed its support for greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency standards for heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles and engines during its testimony at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public hearing in Chicago.

Tags: Cummins, EPA, greenhouse gases, NHTSA, SmartWay

MIAMI, FL - Ryder System, Inc. , a transportation and supply chain management solution company, will soon be offering Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) at every full service Ryder location in North America.

Tags: DEF, EPA, Ryder, SCR

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses.

Tags: DOT, EPA, fuel economy, fuel economy standards, GHG, heavy-duty trucks

WASHINGTON - Domestically produced natural gas, which already fuels fleets across the country, has been left out of the government's proposed rule to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, in spite of the fact that natural gas is the cleanest burning alternative transportation fuel commercially available today.

Tags: DOT, EPA, Natural Gas, NGVAmerica

COLUMBUS, IN - After seven months' production of its EPA 2010 certified and compliant engines, Cummins has built and shipped more than 20,000 heavy-duty and mid-range engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment.

Tags: Cummins, EGR, EPA, SCR

EL MONTE, CA - Navistar International Corp. announced the U.S. EPA and CARB presented preliminary proposals aimed at the compliance loopholes found in current 2010 liquid-based SCR systems.

Tags: CARB, EPA, Navistar, SCR

DALLAS - To improve air quality and reduce emissions from in-use diesel engines, the EPA awarded more than $1 million to reduce diesel emissions to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.

Tags: diesel emissions, EPA

COLUMBUS, IN - Cummins Inc. announced it received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for its ISX11.9 diesel engine.

Tags: CARB, Cummins, engine, EPA

WASHINGTON - President Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to boost the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, starting with model-year 2014 vehicles.

Tags: DOT, EPA, fuel economy, heavy-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks, Obama

REDFORD, MI - Detroit Diesel's Engine Manufacturing Center in Redford, Mich., was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the first manufacturing facilities to meet the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry.

Tags: award, Detroit Diesel, ENERGY STAR, EPA

WARRENVILLE, IL - The EPA promised to hold a public workshop or hearing to address issues Navistar raised in its federal court appeal of EPA's certification policies for SCR-equipped diesel powered trucks.

Tags: EPA, lawsuits, MaxxForce, Navistar, SCR

CYPRESS, CA - The M154 by Toyo Tires has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay verification as a steer tire when used in a set on a rig equipped with the company's M657 drive tire and M127 free-rolling tire for trailer axles.

Tags: EPA, SmartWay, tire, Toyo Tires

ALEXANDRIA, VA - TRALA and the New Mexico Trucking Association have successfully defeated legislation in New Mexico that would have resulted in a 33-percent increase in the State's vehicle excise tax.

Tags: EPA, TRALA

WARRENVILLE, IL - Navistar, Inc. received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2010 MaxxForce DT Advanced EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) mid-range diesel engines.

Tags: engine, EPA, MaxxForce, Navistar

LOS ALTOS, CA - Baytech Corporation obtained model-year 2010 Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board emissions certifications for Baytech's dedicated compressed natural gas fueled General Motors full-size vans and pickups.

Tags: Baytech, CARB, CNG, EPA

CYPRESS, CA - Toyo Tires received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay verification for a set of its premium commercial tire products, the M137 steer tire, M127 free rolling tire for trailer axles, and the M657.

Tags: certification, EPA, SmartWay, Toyo Tires

CYPRESS, CA - Three Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. premium commercial tire lines have received SmartWay verification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): the M137 steer tire, M127 trailer tire, and M657 drive tire.

Tags: EPA, SmartWay, Toyo Tires

CYPRESS, CA - Toyo Tires received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay verification for a set of its premium commercial tire products, the M137 steer tire, M127 free-rolling tire for trailer axles, and the M657, a new drive tire soon available in the U.S.

Tags: certification, EPA, SmartWay, Toyo Tires

GREENSBORO, NC - A national research study of vocational trucks (Classes 3-8) conducted by Quixote Group Research indicates that nearly 80 percent of the vocational market for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) will be served by supplies at truck stops and retail service stations.

Tags: DEF, EPA, selective catalytic reduction

LOS ALTOS, CA - Baytech Corporation obtained 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for Baytech's dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled 6.0L heavy-duty engine that is used in General Motors, Isuzu, and Workhorse Custom Chassis heavy-duty vehicles.

Tags: Baytech, CARB, CNG, EPA

PORTLAND, OR - Detroit Diesel Corporation has filed applications with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) for 2010 certification of Detroit Diesel DD13 and DD15 engines with BlueTec emissions control systems.

Tags: BlueTec, CARB, DD13, DD15, Detroit Diesel, EPA, SCR

WASHINGTON - Instead of three standards, the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency worked with state agencies to propose clearer standards for all automakers, beginning with the 2012 model-year.

Tags: CAFE, DOT, emissions, EPA, fuel, NHTSA

WASHINGTON - A new study shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation's air quality.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, ATA, CARB, Department of Energy, emissions, EPA