SoCal Ports to Face New Year with Fewer Trucks
Beginning Jan. 1, officials at the Southern California sister ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will face yet another challenge as they begin the second phase of their clean trucks plans: fewer trucks.
December 15, 2009CVG to Close Cab Assembly Plant
Commercial vehicle Group said it will close its Norwalk, Ohio, truck cab plant due to Navistar Inc.'s decision to assemble cabs for its own trucks.
December 14, 2009E&MU: SCR Exhaust Systems Could Reduce Soot Output
Today’s new diesel-power trucks are, by law, equipped with particulate filters, and in many models the DPF will soon will be joined by another aftertreatment device — selective catalytic reduction, or SCR, in a canister.
December 14, 2009Donaldson Co. to Improve Filtration Systems Plant for 2010
Donaldson Co., a manufacturer of filtration systems, said Monday it is spending $5 million to enable one of its plants to manufacture parts that comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 diesel emission standards.
December 14, 2009CARB May Defer Compliance With Truck Emissions Regulation
The California Air Resources Board last week began to look into changing the state’s diesel emissions rule, which could give truckers hit by the recession more “flexibility” or even partial delays of one or two years in complying.
December 14, 2009Greenhouse Gas Ruling Paves Way for EPA Limits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week declared that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities are a danger to human health, a first step the agency must take along the path to regulations limiting the levels of combustion by-products from tailpipes.
December 14, 2009Diesel Down 0.3¢ to $2.772 After Fifth Straight Decline
The U.S. diesel average inched down another 0.3 cent to $2.772 a gallon last week, the fifth straight decline, the Department of Energy reported.
December 14, 2009CARB Offers Truckers Flexibility on Diesel Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board said late Wednesday it gave its staff until April to come up with a new provision to allow truck fleets more flexibility in reducing their diesel emissions.
December 10, 2009DOE Boosts 2010 Diesel Price Forecast by 2¢ to $2.96 a Gallon
Retail diesel fuel will average $2.96 a gallon next year, 2 cents higher than a previous forecast, the Department of Energy said.
December 8, 2009Diesel Dips 0.3¢ to $2.772 in Fifth Straight Decline
Diesel fell for a fifth consecutive week, dipping 0.3 cent to $2.772 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
December 8, 2009