ATA Favors Plan to Show Diesel Systems on the Net
American Trucking Associations has joined several environmental groups in endorsing an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would require engine makers to post their emission control systems on the Internet.ATA and the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, a coalition of air quality control divisions in eight Northeastern states commonly referred to as Nescaum, said the proposal would help improve air quality by showing maintenance shops how to repair engine blocks.
EPA is proposing the rule for trucks that weigh less than 14,000 pounds and are equipped with onboard diagnostic equipment. EPA said it wants engine makers to supply engine information, beginning with their 1996 models and including those that roll off the line in 2005.
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