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Century-old fermentation process may produce cleaner-burning diesel
University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered a way to produce renewable diesel fuel by using a fermentation process once used to produce explosives.
November 13, 2012
Equipment
GM debuts bi-fuel trucks
The order books are open and they're coming down the assembly lines as we speak: the 2013 Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks.
November 8, 2012
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The inner-workings of Komatsu’s Tier 4 Interim engines
Physics and chemistry dictate that most Tier 4 Interim engines follow a common design formula to reduce emissions. Above 75 horsepower most manufacturers have increased fuel injection pressures, boosted turbos, ramped up exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates and added aftertreatment that traps or burns off what the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t want going out the […]
November 1, 2012
Business
Great ExSPECtations
Whether it’s hauling dirt, debris or equipment, heavy trucks on the jobsite play the simple, yet integral, role of moving things from point A to point B. Unfortunately, because of the basic nature of a truck’s job, contractors may approach the purchase of a new Class 6-8 truck as a simple exercise. Some go […]
November 1, 2012
Equipment
Small engine fuel maker takes on ethanol
You would have thought will all the noise being made in landscaping about the evils of ethanol that an announcement on a proposed solution would have generated more interest. Alas, attendance was so sparse at VP Racing Fuels‘ press conference at the GIE+Expo in Louisville last week that Steve Burns, VP’s CEO apologized for taking […]
October 29, 2012
Equipment
Small engine fuel maker takes on ethanol
The EPA now is permitting 15 percent ethanol. E15 “destroys small engines,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
October 29, 2012
Business
Cummins named among top green companies
Cummins is ranked #64 among the 500 largest public companies in the United States in Newsweek’s 2012 Green Rankings of businesses. Cummins is ranked #1 among industrial companies. Cummins reported a number of possible reasons for its high rankings, such as its technology devoted to product emissions standards; a second greenhouse gas reduction goal from 2005-2015; its […]
October 24, 2012
Equipment
Caterpillar details its Tier 4 technology strategy moving forward
Meeting Tier 4 engine emissions regulations is a marathon, not a sprint, says Tana Utley, Caterpillar’s chief technology officer.
October 17, 2012
Equipment
Thunderbolts and lightning very, very … concrete recycling?
Citing “no effective recycling method for concrete,” German researchers are developing an electrifying method of their own. And it involves bolts of lightning.
October 15, 2012
Safety
Machine Matters
Better Rather Than Bigger The 14-foot-class backhoe remains the industry standard thanks to high maneuverability, increased power and a growing role on the jobsite fueled by attachments. By Wayne Grayson For years, the 14-foot-class has been the industry standard of backhoes. Manufacturers say the class accounts for about 70 percent […]
October 7, 2012
Business
Trucks
Intersection 2012 Events, product launches from the Dallas trucking event By Equipment World Staff Cummins expects growth in natural gas engines While enthusiasm is high for natural gas-powered vehicles, diesel engines will continue to power 90 percent of trucks, especially in on-road applications, said Cummins’ Lori Thompson at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, […]
October 7, 2012
Equipment
Reality bites
I drug in late last night from a whirlwind visit to International’s month-long vocational Boot Camp in Tooele, Utah. It was a lot to take in in a short amount of time. Because in spite of all the craziness surrounding Navistar these days, the company has never slacked up on developing new products and refining […]
September 27, 2012
Business
Navistar discontinues MaxxForce 15, drops ICT+ terminology
Dealers key to International’s turnaround Navistar announced today it will drop its MaxxForce 15-liter heavy-duty diesel engine in favor of the Cummins ISX15, which will appear in ProStar+ tractors by year’s end. International will continue to build the MaxxForce 15 in the short-term until the order board is filled and then cease production. The announcement […]
September 26, 2012
Equipment
What causes more pollution: cooking a burger or driving a truck 100 miles
diesel emissions, Diesel Technology forum, partiulate matter oxides of nitrogen
September 21, 2012
Equipment
AGC: Objections to original CARB proposal saved contractors $9 billion
During a federal hearing today, Associated General Contractors of America lawyers said the California Air Resources Board overestimated emissions from off-road diesel construction equipment by at least 340 percent in its 2007 proposal for an off-road diesel emissions rule.
September 20, 2012
Equipment
Tier 4: Will tough regulations make construction equipment resale a quarantine market?
There has been much ado about the Tier 4 final regulations that are coming down coming the pike and what it is going to mean for the used construction equipment market. With Tier 4 interim standards currently in effect, there are already some “unintended consequences of doing the right thing for the environment,” quipped Frank Manfredi, president of Frank Manfredi & Associates, as he moderated the “Tier 4 and the Future of Equipment Markets” panel discussion at the 2012 Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)/Infor Executive Forum at the Rosement Hilton/Chicago O’Hare hotel on Sept. 6.
September 20, 2012
Safety
Guest blog: Forget about escaping truck technology; instead, take advantage of it
Regulatory requirements governing fuel economy, emissions and safety have turned today’s work trucks into rolling computers. At the same time, pressure to reduce operating costs has led manufacturers to add even more electronics to vehicles and truck equipment to improve operational efficiency. The net impact of these technological advancements is that fleet managers need to […]
September 18, 2012
Equipment
Where does MaxxForce transition leave Cat truck?
Navistar‘s new approach to meeting 2010 EPA emissions standards, which partly involves Cummins engines and after-treatment, raises that very question about Caterpillar’s CT vocational trucks and its partnership with Navistar. The CT series, unveiled in 2010, comes with available engine options of CT11, CT13 and CT15, all three of which are Navistar MaxxForce engines that […]
September 18, 2012
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