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Air Compressors By Lauren Heartsill PORTABLE CONTROL The Kaeser Compressor M200 portable compressor features an electronic control system that limits emissions, optimizes fuel consumption and improves compressor efficiency. • Powered by a 186-horsepower Caterpillar diesel engine • Provides 750 cubic feet per minute at 100 pounds per square inch gauge • Features a soundproof enclosure. […]
December 5, 2010
Off-road equipment industry publishes Tier 4 FAQ report
Five leading off-road equipment industry associations published a “frequently asked questions” report about Tier 4 technology. These standards apply to new diesel engines used in off-road equipment beginning in 2011. Groups such as the Associated Equipment Distributors, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, American Rental Association, Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association and North American Equipment Dealers Association collaborated […]
November 16, 2010
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A rule delayed By Marcia Gruver Doyle When the Associated General Contractors of America and the California Air Resources Board said on October 7 they were issuing a joint statement, it could only mean one thing: CARB was backing off on its off-road emissions regs. And so CARB now says it will delay large-fleet enforcement […]
November 10, 2010
Business
Machine Matters
Heavy trucks, Heavy drama 2010 may have been the Year of the Engine in trucks, but 2011 welcomes an old engine supplier into the full truck game By Mike Anderson Yellow iron customers who also buy heavy-duty trucks are about to enter a new era of choice, opportunity and perhaps conflict. The dominant brand of […]
November 9, 2010
Equipment
Freighliner’s Zero Waste project wins WasteWise Award
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and its Zero Waste to Landfill program recently received the esteemed 2010 WasteWise Gold Achievement Award for Waste Reduction in the Workplace from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In October 2009, FCCC became the first chassis manufacturer and first company within the trucking industry to achieve Zero Waste to […]
November 9, 2010
Business
Tier 4 Report
Deere Tier 4 Interim engines Reducing emissions with a whole arsenal of tools By Tom Jackson With a substantial engine business, not just for Deere-branded equipment but many other OEMs worldwide, John Deere Power Systems has a significant new lineup of engines for 2011.* And the company wasted no time getting certification for and […]
November 9, 2010
Safety
Agencies eye heavy truck fuel targets
-From eTrucker Proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks announced Oct. 25 would reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption 20 percent by the 2018 model year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimate 7 percent to 20 percent fuel efficiency gains over model […]
November 2, 2010
Safety
TRIP: Alabama’s top 40 transportation chokepoints
The I-10 Wallace Tunnels in Mobile top the list of Alabama’s worst transportation chokepoints, along with multiple sections of I-65, I-20 and I-85. This is according to a new report released Oct. 28 by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research organization. TRIP’s report, “Alabama’s Transportation Chokepoints: The Top 40 Chokepoints and Remedies for Relief,” […]
October 28, 2010
Business
U.S. EPA, DOT release greenhouse gas emissions standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation have released the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive national program is projected to reduce GHG emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels of […]
October 28, 2010
Safety
TIGER II requests top $19 billion
Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will share nearly $600 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s popular TIGER II program for major infrastructure projects ranging from highways and bridges to transit, rail and ports, Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II received nearly 1,000 […]
October 20, 2010
Safety
Ethanol increase ‘troubles’ Sen. Hutchison
Now that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline for model year vehicles of 2007 and later, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) called for an additional study to determine how the 15 -percent ethanol blend (E-15) will impact vehicles. There is still much uncertainty about whether the E-15 […]
October 14, 2010
Equipment
CARB’s emissions rules ‘overkill’
Draft proposals and language for new on-road and off-road emissions regulations from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are expected to benefit the equipment rental industry as well as contractors and construction companies, according to the American Rental Association (ARA).
October 8, 2010
Business
CARB, AGC discuss emissions rule delay
The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America say they’ve opened a new agency-industry dialogue with today’s announcement that CARB has delayed enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule until January, 2014. “In a sense,” said Mary Nichols, CARB board chair, “there’s some good news coming out of the recession because it’s […]
October 7, 2010
Equipment
CARB, AGC joint announcement today
The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America will make a joint announcement on the state’s off-road diesel emissions rule this afternoon, leading to speculation the state will take a major step back in enforcement of the rule.
October 7, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
TerraStar test drive By Jack Roberts When Sterling and General Motors announced they were leaving the North American medium-duty truck market, Navistar wasted no time producing a new truck to fill any hole left by their departure. The TerraStar, as the new Class 4 and 5 model is called, was brought to life in a […]
October 6, 2010
Equipment
Tier 4 Report
PERKINS A three-year head start in the emissions game has given Perkins time to explore and develop a wide range of Tier 4 technology. By Tom Jackson For most medium and large horsepower bands the new diesel emissions regulations kick in starting in 2011 and 2012, and the factories are tooling up the new […]
October 6, 2010
Equipment
The owning and operating costs of dump trucks
The three-axle dump truck is as integral to construction jobsites as any piece of yellow iron or paving equipment. But unlike off-road equipment, which has seen a number of small, incremental improvements over the past few years, Class 8 dump trucks have enjoyed significant technological progress. Things like engines that can go up to a […]
October 6, 2010
Roadbuilding
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff CARB throws out estimates The numbers just didn’t add up The California Air Resources Board has proposed a two-year delay to the start of its off-highway diesel emission regulations, in effect admitting the regs are not immediately needed to meet its emissions reduction goals. The announcement underscored CARB’s admission that its […]
October 5, 2010
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