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Navistar claims EPA collaborated with SCR proponents
Navistar International – the lone manufacturer choosing exhaust gas recirculation to meet 2010 emissions standards – has filed a petition against the U.S. EPA for removing documents from an administrative record pertaining to selective catalytic reduction guidelines, including e-mail discussions about SCR between EPA, California Air Resources Board and Engine Manufacturers Association staff. In one […]
January 10, 2010
Sixty of today’s diesels cleaner than one 1988 model
That’s an interesting nugget in a larger report out today about the effectiveness of the 2007-2008 clean diesel engines for trucks and buses. The report also states that today’s truck and bus diesels have cut most emissions by 90 percent compared with 2004 models and that these reductions “exceeded substantially even those levels required by […]
January 10, 2010
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California truck fleet funding available
Small California-based fleets needing assistance in replacing their older, heavy-duty diesel trucks with new trucks can find solace in the California Air Resources Board’s Voucher Incentive Program.  The program, also known as VIP, has $15 million in available funding, open to any small business owner for heavy-duty truck replacements statewide. Between $30,000 and $35,000 […]
January 10, 2010
Equipment
International’s Navistar unveils 2010-compliant EGR engine
Navistar unveiled its 2010 MaxxForce 13-liter advanced Exhausted Gas Recirculation (EGR) engine on Feb. 3 at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas. Through the use advanced fuel injection, air management, electronic controls, and proprietary combustion technology, the engine meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2010 emissions standard for on-highway diesel engines. “We’re on track to […]
January 10, 2010
Equipment
Look ma, no cams!
Although the details are sketchy, the Swedish car company Cargines has developed a new engine that uses pneumatics to control the valves. This results in lower carbon dioxide emissions and improved fuel efficiency according to the reports. Diesel engine manufacturers have long dreamed of replacing camshafts with an electronic actuator, but have yet to come […]
January 10, 2010
Equipment
Free EGR webinar
Navistar International will host a free webinar on its 2010 emissions solution – advanced exhaust gas recirculation – on April 2. Click here to register, and learn more about EGR. For information about selective catalytic reduction, visit www.factsaboutscr.com. And be sure to check out Equipment World’s April issue in a few weeks to read the […]
January 10, 2010
Business
Shovels ready for nation’s first clean coal plant
Thanks to a boost from the stimulus bill, Duke Energy is about to start construction soon on our nation’s first environmentally-friendly clean coal plant. Environmentalists hate coal, because of the carbon dioxide it releases into the atmosphere. But it provides about half of our electricity and even more in China and the developing world. If […]
January 10, 2010
Equipment
Nuclear industry thinks small
We get 20 percent of our electricity from nuclear power, but it’s going on three decades since a nuclear power plant has been built in the United States. Cost over-runs and concerns about what to do with the radioactive waste are the main stumbling blocks. Now the industry has come up with a design for a […]
January 10, 2010
Workforce
Sukut named one of top companies to work for
The Orange County Register has named Sukut Construction as one of the top companies to work for in the area. We couldn’t agree more. At a time when layoffs are ripping through the industry Sukut is still adding people. The link above doesn’t tell you much about the company, but check out what Equipment World […]
January 10, 2010
Equipment
DEF questions answered
For those interested in learning more about diesel exhaust fluid, a primary component of selective catalytic reduction (or SCR) systems, take a moment to sign up for one of Cummins Filtration’s webinars. Webinar topics include 2010 emissions regulations, how DEF works in SCR systems, recommended practices for use and handling, availability and packaging options. Cummins is among […]
January 7, 2010
Equipment
Sukut breaks ground on border fence
Sukut Construction, Southern California’s largest excavating company, has started groundbreaking on a 32 foot wide, 5.2 mile section of road that will become a high-tech, high security fence between Mexico and the United States. If anybody wonders why it’s taken so long to build a border fence, check out the picture at the link. This […]
January 6, 2010
Equipment
GM: no more diesels for the time being
Citing the fact that they do not have a diesel engine compliant with the upcoming 2010 emissions regulations, General Motors will cease selling light and medium duty trucks and vans with diesel engines from November until May 2010. Heavy duty extended cab pickups will not return to production until July 2010. GM announced in June […]
January 5, 2010
Equipment
Caterpillar ranked in Newsweek’s top 100 greenest companies
Caterpillar earned the number 73 spot in Newsweek‘s list of the top 500 greenest companies in America. In the Industrial Sector, Cat was listed in 5th place. Cat’s ranking on the list was a result of the company’s goals to reduce the carbon footprint of its equipment significantly by 2020. The company plans to reduce […]
October 1, 2009
Equipment
Reporter
Garner retrofit dollars in 2010 With the signing of the stimulus act earlier this year, President Obama made $300 million available to heavy-duty equipment and vehicle owners for retrofitting their fleets. Already, the majority of funds – which swelled to six times last year’s amount – have been administered by the EPA through its Diesel […]
September 28, 2009
Equipment
Envirowatch
Ultra low sulfur diesel – frequently asked questions It’s here for on road, it’s coming for off road. Are you prepared? Ultra low sulfur diesel is being phased in for all on-highway trucks and construction equipment, and by this time next year you won’t be able to buy anything but ULSD. Defined as diesel fuel […]
September 28, 2009
Business
Navistar and Caterpillar create NC2 Global as part of joint venture plans
Navistar International and Caterpillar closed a joint venture plan resulting in a new company, NC2 Global, to serve the global commercial truck market. The companies announced the NC2 leadership team and board members, along with global truck venture plans. The joint venture, originally announced in June 2008, will develop, manufacture and distribute commercial trucks with […]
September 15, 2009
Equipment
Daimler adds surcharge for models with SCR
Daimler Trucks North America will add surcharge up to $9,000 for Detroit Diesel and Cummins models that use EPA 2010-compliant engines and emissions technologies. Vehicles equipped with Detroit Diesel BlueTec emissions technology, DD15 and DD16 big bore engines and the mid-bore D13 will require a $9,000 surcharge. A surcharge of $7,300 will be added for […]
September 9, 2009
Equipment
Detroit Diesel completes 25 million miles of testing with BlueTec SCR
Detroit Diesel announced during the Great American Truck Show in Dallas, Texas, the completion of 25 million miles of testing on its BlueTec emissions technology. The company says that by January 1, 2010, the technology will undergo more than 28 million miles of testing, making it one of the most proven and tested emission production […]
September 4, 2009
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