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Trucks
New truck emissions rules claim fuel consumption reductions, cost savings By Marcia Gruver Doyle Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in the first-ever truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulation, announced by […]
September 5, 2011
The Obama Administration says the new truck rule will save truck owners an estimated $50 billion in fuel costs over the lifetime of trucks built for model years 2014-2018. The cost? An estimated $8 billion.
Business
Cummins produces 26,000 EPA 2010 engines
After seven months’ production of its EPA 2010 certified and compliant engines, Cummins says it has now built and shipped more than 20,000 Heavy-Duty and MidRange engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment, and at the end of August, this number will crest at 26,000. “Our technology experience and our own testing of the […]
September 7, 2010
Roadbuilding
Cummins produces 26,000 EPA 2010 engines
After seven months’ production of its EPA 2010 certified and compliant engines, Cummins says it has now built and shipped more than 20,000 Heavy-Duty and MidRange engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment, and at the end of August, this number will crest at 26,000. “Our technology experience and our own testing of the […]
August 27, 2010
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Reporter
By Equipment World Staff     Wells Fargo forecast: improving, but still pessimistic In an email survey conducted during the first two weeks of January, Wells Fargo questioned both contractors and equipment dealers about their outlook for 2010. The result is a combined Optimism Quotient of 66, much higher than last year’s 42, but still […]
February 25, 2010
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