Rule to protect glider production appears in jeopardy
A rule that would have repealed Obama-era emissions placed on glider kit manufacturers has been stripped from the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory calendar, casting doubt on whether the...
View ArticleTwo large fleets fined by EPA for California emissions violations
According to EPA, Schneider and Old Dominion “failed to install particulate filters on some of their heavy-duty diesel trucks and failed to verify that trucks they hired for use in California complied...
View ArticleEPA intends to review truck emissions regs to uniform rules, add tighter NOx...
The U.S. EPA on Tuesday announced plans to explore overhauling emissions regulations for heavy-duty trucks and engines, aiming for greater simplicity of emissions regulations and national uniformity of...
View ArticleCARB to require trucks to store data on emissions, fuel use by 2022
CARB will require year-model 2022 and later engines to collect and store data on NOx output and fuel consumption "that would be used to characterize [carbon dioxide] emissions on all heavy-duty...
View ArticleEPA to investigate questions surrounding pro-glider kits study
By opening this investigation, the agency's inspector general now has two active investigations into studies regarding glider kit emissions. The new probe will investigate the EPA's use of a maligned...
View ArticlePOLL: Have you utilized a device for or worked with a shop on an ECM retune...
What's been your experience of ECM-retuning devices or emissions defeats in the recent past, if any?
View ArticleWeighing ECM retune options, or full-on emissions defeats, with enforcement risk
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, I went in-depth my colleague James Jaillet about his reporting on the EPA’s increasing willingness to wield the enforcement sword around heavy-duty emissions...
View ArticleNortheast/Mid-Atlantic states to push cleaner transportation
The regional collaboration brought along Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to the most recent agreement to...
View Article2018 ‘coulda planned better’: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio...
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbyson’s skepticism of any wisdom present in...
View ArticleVolvo earmarks $780M for repairs for emissions system degradation
Volvo announced the discovery of the degradation issue in October, saying then that it likely affects engines for both the North American and European markets. Specifics as to the company's plan for...
View ArticleNew emissions deadline will ban more trucks
For port-truck owner-operators and those running elsewhere in California, Jan. 1, 2023, is the day by which trucks must be emissions-compliant with a 2010 or newer emissions-specification engine.
View ArticleCalifornia bill would require emissions testing to register trucks in state
The bill says testing may include using trucks’ onboard diagnostics system data by plugging into the truck’s engine control module (ECM), as well as tests that measure the effectiveness of greenhouse...
View ArticleStudy finds improving worst bottlenecks would save millions in fuel, reduce...
Previous research by the group found that 89 percent of the industry’s congestion costs stem from just 12 percent of interstate highway miles. The new study, part of ATRI's "Fixing the 12%" research...
View ArticleNew California legislation would phase out diesel trucks by 2050
The legislation, introduced by California Sen. Nancy Skinner, whose district includes Oakland and Berkeley, would require a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an 80 percent...
View ArticleDealing with DEF quality: Certification program turns 10, amid continued...
Issues that can arise with out-of-spec diesel exhaust fluid include the perhaps most obvious one -- improper urea concentration, which at a drastic-enough level can trigger derating of the engine....
View ArticleHundreds of truckers descend on Oregon Capitol to protest cap-and-trade...
Hundreds of truck drivers – many from the logging industry – reportedly descended on the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest emissions control legislation in the state’s Senate.
View ArticleCARB hits Anheuser-Busch with $500k fine after 86 trucks found non-compliant
The private fleet of beer conglomerate Anheuser-Busch has agreed to pay $500,000 to California for violating the state's emissions regulations. According to a notice from the California Air Resources...
View ArticleEPA watchdog backs study used to justify limiting glider kits
The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has concluded that a 2017 EPA study used to promote limiting production of glider kit trucks was "consistent" with the agency's research...
View ArticleFleet intends to appeal court’s decision to toss Navistar settlement order
Two years after a jury ruled that Navistar, maker of International Trucks, owed Tennessee-based Milan Express more than $30 million over alleged defects of the company's MaxxForce engine line, an...
View ArticlePDI to pay $1.1 million to settle alleged EPA emissions violations
PDI’s currently line of Big Boss tuners and manifolds are unaffected by the settlement, the company said. Additionally, PDI said its current products are covered by executive orders from the California...
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