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Clean technology revolution
According to Merrill Lynch, the world is on the cusp of a clean technology revolution. This could very well turn out to be true if the EPA goes after the rest of the industrial world as hard as it has diesel engine emissions. Exhaust emissions from today’s diesels are more than 90 percent cleaner than […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Roush gets green seal of approval
The struggling automotive giants should take note from those in racing industry. Roush Performance and their recent partnership with Ford to produce propane-powered F-150s has caught the attention of the environmentalists, with the California Air Resources Board granting approval of Roush’s propane-powered F-150 pickup.  According to CARB, the truck meets the strict emission standards of California, which are being considered by […]
January 11, 2010
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McNeilus debuts CNG powered concrete mixer
Truck body and concrete mixer manufacturer McNeilus today announced the introduction of the industry’s first concrete mixer truck powered by compressed natural gas. Compared to similar sized diesel trucks the McNeilus CNG concrete mixer offers lower fuel costs, reduced noise and emissions that are six times cleaner. McNeilus has been manufacturing CNG powered refuse trucks […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
CAFE proposals due out tomorrow
Rumblings on the mojo wire indicate that new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards from the Obama administration will be announced tomorrow, and that the new targets are 42 mpg for passenger cars and 27.5 mpg for light-duty trucks. The new standards will also set tailpipe emissions requirements for cars and trucks that will be some […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Electric cars, the price of fuel and gas taxes
This article about what the auto industry is looking at regarding the future of the electric car brings up several interesting items, including the realization that 240-volt or even 480-volt household systems would recharge electric cars much quicker. The author doesn’t attribute his assertion that in the next five years emissions regulations and other government choke […]
January 11, 2010
Business
EPA announces first diesel retrofit grant winners
And predictably, the money is going to public agencies, the Ohio Department of Development and the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners. These are the grants for diesel emissions clean up technology funded from the stimulus bill, aka the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Pollution is pollution, regardless of whether it comes from a public […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Mileage tax eyed as replacement for gas tax
The University of Iowa is field testing a system that will use GPS technology to track how many miles your car travels and tax you accordingly.  The stubborn refusal of this “mileage tax” idea to go away is what we get when our elected officials are too scared of the demagoguery to raise the per […]
January 11, 2010
Safety
ISO tackles heavy equipment recycling
The International Organization for Standardization has developed a new standard for recycling used heavy equipment.  According to the news release: “it is essential that eventual recovery issues are already taken into account during the design phase, along with safety, emissions, fuel consumption and other design considerations.”
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Outfit your heavy-duty fleet: $300 million available for retrofits
With the signing of last week’s Economic Recovery Act, President Obama has made $300 million available to heavy-duty equipment and vehicle owners for retrofitting their fleets. The funds – which have swelled to six times last year’s amount – will be administered by the EPA, as part of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. Funding is available for both […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Free seminars on California emissions regulations
Hawthorne Machinery, a Caterpillar equipment dealer in San Diego County, California, is offering two free seminars on the latest California emissions regulations.      The seminars will be held Tuesday, March 10, at Hawthorne Machinery, 16945 Camino San Bernardo, San Diego, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., and on Thursday, March 12, at the VFW Sable Post #2275, 136 […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Garner some retrofit dollars
If you haven’t yet applied, there’s still time to get your fleet in gear: $300 million in retrofit funding will be available through the EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act until April 28. Of course, in addition to an extremely short application acceptance period (President Obama just approved the funding last month as part of the stimulus package), potential awardees must first jump through several red […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
AEMP to the rescue
If you were thinking you might want to apply for some of the $300 million the EPA is making available for diesel equipment emissions retrofits but didn’t know where to start, the Association of Equipment Management Professionals has stepped up to help. The EPA set a tight deadline for applications (April 28) and created a […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Smoke-free smackdown — California style
The California Air Resources Board has taken on United Rentals, fining the U.S.-based rental equipment supplier for $166,800 of diesel emissions violations that ARB says occurred in numerous districts during 2007 and 2008. ARB says its investigators perform regular inspections as part of the Periodic Smoke Inspection Fleet Program, or PSIP, which ARB created in […]
January 11, 2010
Business
United Rentals fires back at CARB
Yesterday, we reported on the California Air Resources Board issuing United Rentals a $166,800 fine for violating a law that requires annual smoke tests for diesel fleets and, in conjunction with ARB’s roadside smoke inspection program, ensures all machines are properly maintained, tamper-free and free from excessive smoke emissions.   Raymond J. Alletto, United Rentals’ vice […]
January 11, 2010
Business
AGC chapters awarded clean diesel grants
Those who got down to business earlier this year filing for federal grants to help waylay the costs of outfitting construction fleets with the latest emissions technology are now being rewarded. The Associated General Contractors of America’s Kentucky and western-Pennsylvania chapters received nearly $3 million in grants from the EPA’s National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Calling all California contractors
The California Air Resources Board plans to host two events related to the In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation, which requires fleets with 25-horsepower engines or greater to meet fleet average targets for specific emissions, or retrofit or repower a percentage of the fleets’ horsepower per year.   On Friday, December 19, 2008, a workshop will […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Considering a net-zero gas tax
One thing I hate to see conservatives do is to agitate against gas taxes. As taxes go it’s a fair one. Almost all the money goes to highway construction and maintenance, it’s the lowest gas tax in the civilized world, and it hasn’t been adjusted for inflation in more than a decade. Yet John McCain […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
EPA revisiting California emissions rules
In a rare moment of restraint, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in March of 2008 denied California the right to set its own separate motor vehicle emissions rules.  That denial may be in danger of crumbling now that the EPA is reconsidering. Shortly after taking office President Barrack Obama requested that the EPA revisit the […]
January 11, 2010
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