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New diesel lube oil category in the works
Every time emissions parameters on diesel engines are changed, the petroleum companies and engine OEMs come up with a new lube oil standard to help protect the engines against an increasingly harsh operating environment. The American Petroleum Institutes CJ-4 oil standard has held sway since the introduction of the 2007 on-road engines and Tier 4 […]
December 14, 2012
EPA ruling on E15 gasoline is irresponsible
After months of careful and objective deliberation, weighing evidence from only the most knowledgeable and impartial scientists, environmentalists and industry leaders, the EPA has rendered judgement on the issue of ethanol blended gasoline. The short answer: Screw you, little people. The long answer: ”The agency has not found evidence to support a finding of severe […]
November 20, 2012
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Ener-G Force concept is Mercedes’ hydrogen-powered patrol SUV
As an entry to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, Mercedes-Benz created the monster you see above — its concept of what the patrol car of 2025 should look like. The company says the Ener-G Force concept is built off the tank-like design of its G-Class series of SUVs, including the original G-Wagen […]
November 19, 2012
Equipment
Century-old fermentation process may produce cleaner-burning diesel
University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered a way to produce renewable diesel fuel by using a fermentation process once used to produce explosives.
November 13, 2012
Equipment
GM debuts bi-fuel trucks
The order books are open and they're coming down the assembly lines as we speak: the 2013 Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks.
November 8, 2012
Equipment
The inner-workings of Komatsu’s Tier 4 Interim engines
Physics and chemistry dictate that most Tier 4 Interim engines follow a common design formula to reduce emissions. Above 75 horsepower most manufacturers have increased fuel injection pressures, boosted turbos, ramped up exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates and added aftertreatment that traps or burns off what the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t want going out the […]
November 1, 2012
Business
Great ExSPECtations
Whether it’s hauling dirt, debris or equipment, heavy trucks on the jobsite play the simple, yet integral, role of moving things from point A to point B. Unfortunately, because of the basic nature of a truck’s job, contractors may approach the purchase of a new Class 6-8 truck as a simple exercise. Some go […]
November 1, 2012
Equipment
Small engine fuel maker takes on ethanol
You would have thought will all the noise being made in landscaping about the evils of ethanol that an announcement on a proposed solution would have generated more interest. Alas, attendance was so sparse at VP Racing Fuels‘ press conference at the GIE+Expo in Louisville last week that Steve Burns, VP’s CEO apologized for taking […]
October 29, 2012
Equipment
Small engine fuel maker takes on ethanol
The EPA now is permitting 15 percent ethanol. E15 “destroys small engines,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
October 29, 2012
Business
Cummins named among top green companies
Cummins is ranked #64 among the 500 largest public companies in the United States in Newsweek’s 2012 Green Rankings of businesses. Cummins is ranked #1 among industrial companies. Cummins reported a number of possible reasons for its high rankings, such as its technology devoted to product emissions standards; a second greenhouse gas reduction goal from 2005-2015; its […]
October 24, 2012
Equipment
Caterpillar details its Tier 4 technology strategy moving forward
Meeting Tier 4 engine emissions regulations is a marathon, not a sprint, says Tana Utley, Caterpillar’s chief technology officer.
October 17, 2012
Equipment
Thunderbolts and lightning very, very … concrete recycling?
Citing “no effective recycling method for concrete,” German researchers are developing an electrifying method of their own. And it involves bolts of lightning.
October 15, 2012
Safety
Machine Matters
Better Rather Than Bigger The 14-foot-class backhoe remains the industry standard thanks to high maneuverability, increased power and a growing role on the jobsite fueled by attachments. By Wayne Grayson For years, the 14-foot-class has been the industry standard of backhoes. Manufacturers say the class accounts for about 70 percent […]
October 7, 2012
Business
Trucks
Intersection 2012 Events, product launches from the Dallas trucking event By Equipment World Staff Cummins expects growth in natural gas engines While enthusiasm is high for natural gas-powered vehicles, diesel engines will continue to power 90 percent of trucks, especially in on-road applications, said Cummins’ Lori Thompson at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, […]
October 7, 2012
Equipment
Reality bites
I drug in late last night from a whirlwind visit to International’s month-long vocational Boot Camp in Tooele, Utah. It was a lot to take in in a short amount of time. Because in spite of all the craziness surrounding Navistar these days, the company has never slacked up on developing new products and refining […]
September 27, 2012
Business
Navistar discontinues MaxxForce 15, drops ICT+ terminology
Dealers key to International’s turnaround Navistar announced today it will drop its MaxxForce 15-liter heavy-duty diesel engine in favor of the Cummins ISX15, which will appear in ProStar+ tractors by year’s end. International will continue to build the MaxxForce 15 in the short-term until the order board is filled and then cease production. The announcement […]
September 26, 2012
Equipment
What causes more pollution: cooking a burger or driving a truck 100 miles
diesel emissions, Diesel Technology forum, partiulate matter oxides of nitrogen
September 21, 2012
Equipment
AGC: Objections to original CARB proposal saved contractors $9 billion
During a federal hearing today, Associated General Contractors of America lawyers said the California Air Resources Board overestimated emissions from off-road diesel construction equipment by at least 340 percent in its 2007 proposal for an off-road diesel emissions rule.
September 20, 2012
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