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Detroit Diesel releases new driver training video series
Detroit Diesel launched the first of its new, four-part driver training video series that were developed to help drivers enhance the performance of their engine. The four videos – available at www.DetroitDiesel.com and www.youtube.com/DemandItAll – include general product background on Detroit Diesel’s DD13, DD15 and DD16 family of engines; guidelines on driving for optimal fuel […]
October 27, 2011
New Kohler diesel engines bypass DPF solution
Applying “tried-and-true technologies from the on-road diesel marketplace,” Kohler and sister engine brand Lombardini have developed a new family of Tier 4 Final emissions-compliant power solutions that avoid the use of particulate filters. In advance of the various 2013 worldwide emissions requirements, the result will be industrial, agricultural, landscaping or even smaller construction equipment powered […]
October 25, 2011
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Hybrid construction vehicles vs. convention diesel: Which one wins with emissions?
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology have received a $2 million contract for a first-of-its-kind study of hybrid construction vehicles. The two-year project, which is being funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), will allow researchers to evaluate the emission reduction benefits of two commercially available hybrid […]
October 18, 2011
Equipment
Granite Construction installing 1 megawatt thin-film solar system at facility
Granite Construction Co. announced on Oct. 14 that it is a voluntary early adopter of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), with the installation of a 1-megawatt (MW) thin-film solar system at one of its central California construction materials facilities. The installation will reduce the facility’s carbon footprint by more than 50 percent — […]
October 14, 2011
Business
U.S. Reps. Hanna and Edwards introduce Clean Construction Act of 2011
U.S. Representatives Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) and Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) introduced a bipartisan bill on Oct. 6 that they say will improve air quality around infrastructure projects by making it easier and more cost-effective to upgrade construction equipment to meet diesel soot emissions standards.
October 11, 2011
Equipment
Associations support Clean Construction Act
The Associated General Contractors of America and the Clean Air Task Force say emissions from diesel construction equipment will be significantly reduced at major highway projects in the most polluted areas if the Clean Construction Act of 2011 introduced today by Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) is enacted. AGC and CATF […]
October 6, 2011
Equipment
Marketplace
EDITOR’S PICK WELDING APP Quickly and conveniently access Stick, TIG and MIG equipment settings, as well as helpful tips, with the Miller Weld Setting Calculator app from Miller Electric Manufacturing. Available from the iPhone App Store or at MillerWelds.com/weldsettings, the calculator allows a welder to enter weld parameters such as the type and thickness of […]
October 5, 2011
Business
Maintenance
Alcohol Poisoning Ethanol is bad for engines, a big tax subsidy for corporations and bad for the environment. So why does EPA want to make us use more of it? By Tom Jackson Ethanol is a great social lubricant. It puts the buzz in booze, but it has the opposite effect on engines – especially […]
October 5, 2011
Business
Road Report: Cat’s CT660 vocational truck
On Sept. 9, Caterpillar’s internal verification process was completed, and the company gave the green light to begin CT660 vocational truck production for the North American market. At a high-level view,George Taylor, director of Caterpillar’s Global On-Highway Truck Group, says the CT660 is Cat’s most intensely researched product launch ever, with a lot of time […]
September 28, 2011
Equipment
Diesel Technology Forum report: iesel industry contributes more than $480 billion annually to U.S economy
The diesel industry contributes more than $480 billion annually to the U.S economy, provides more than 1.25 million jobs, and supplies a substantial export-to-value ratio five times higher than the national average, according to a new economic report released today by the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). The report –“Diesel Powers the U.S. Economy: Providing High-Paying […]
September 28, 2011
Safety
ARTBA: Withdrawing proposed ozone standards was ‘a breath of fresh air for transportation construction firms’
The Sept. 2 announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrawing a proposal to prematurely tighten ozone standards was a welcome breath of fresh air for transportation construction firms and local communities across America. If the agency had proceeded, hundreds of cities across America would have been out of compliance with the Clean Air […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Trucks
New truck emissions rules claim fuel consumption reductions, cost savings By Marcia Gruver Doyle Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in the first-ever truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulation, announced by […]
September 5, 2011
Business
Maintenance
5 Questions you should ask before launching an extended drain interval program By Tom Jackson To meet the many new exhaust emissions regulations, diesel engines have undergone more changes in the past eight years than in the previous 50. The good news is the new engines still crank out plenty of torque-heavy power and do […]
September 4, 2011
Business
Machine Matters
Leveling the Great Grader Debate Joysticks, yes or no? Steering wheel, yes or no? Whatever the preference, equipment manufacturers are serving the market, says Georgia-based contractor By Mike Anderson On an August morning just west of Chicago, a motor grader was driven across an auction ramp, digging up a few bids along the way. Big […]
September 4, 2011
Safety
Completion of $42.5 million project in Colorado adds safety, lessens congestion
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined state and local officials for the Aug. 26 opening of the first phase of the Woodmen Road Corridor Improvement project, ending two years of construction and decades of planning on one of the city’s most congested routes. “This project is a perfect example of why investing in local infrastructure […]
August 30, 2011
Business
Administration developing fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles
President Obama met with industry officials on Aug. 9 to discuss first of their kind fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles and to thank them for their leadership in finalizing a successful national program for these vehicles, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This […]
August 25, 2011
Safety
Obama unveils truck fuel standards
President Obama announced new fuel-economy standards for heavy-duty trucks at Virginia-based Interstate Moving Services Aug. 9. The standards will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in […]
August 19, 2011
Equipment
Travel time, congestion reduced 14 percent along three major roadways
The results are in and signal synchronization projects along three major corridors in California have decreased travel times for commuters by 14 percent, decreased the number of stops by 31 percent and increased travel speeds by 17 percent. Completed in June, the Measure M2 project synchronized more than 252 traffic intersections along 46 miles of […]
August 19, 2011
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