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Roadbuilding
Gentlemen, start your (cleaner, higher MPG) engines
Heavy trucks — including vocational trucks, mostly in our case dumps  — future fuel mileage and emissions are coming under Washington’s control. Proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks announced Oct. 25 would reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption 20 percent by the 2018 model year. For vocational vehicles […]
October 26, 2010
Pickups
Ethanol increase 'troubles' Sen. Hutchison
From EquipmentWorld.com by Tina Grady Barbaccia Now that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline for model year vehicles of 2007 and later, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) called for an additional study to determine how the 15-percent ethanol blend (E-15) will impact vehicles. There is still much […]
October 14, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
EPA, Navistar formally end litigation EPA, CARB move ahead with further SCR reviews By Jack Roberts   The legal battle Navistar had waged against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since March 2009 formally came to an end Aug. 16 when the two parties jointly filed to withdraw the lawsuit and a federal appeals court agreed. […]
September 6, 2010
Trucks Untitled 1
Equipment
Caterpillar receives Tier 4 certification
Caterpillar’s C9.3 ACERT engine received the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 emissions certification and European Union emissions type approval. The C9.3 ACERT is the first Caterpillar non-road engine to receive emissions certification in the 130- to 560-kW power category. This engine will power Cat products like mid-range track type tractors, motor graders and […]
August 19, 2010
Equipment
John Deere to explain Interim Tier 4 regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Interim Tier 4 regulations go into effect on Jan. 1, 2011, and many wonder how that will affect their next heavy equipment purchase. John Deere is hosting a free webinar on August 11 at 11 a.m. CST or 2 p.m. CST to explain what the regulations mean for new equipment. […]
August 10, 2010
Roadbuilding
Bridgestone Bandag announces price hike
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions says it will increase prices six percent on its Bridgestone brand radial truck and bus tires, effective today. The company cited hikes in energy, fuel and raw material costs as the reasons for the increase.
July 2, 2010
Roadbuilding
New EPA guidance on retrofits
EPA’s Clean Diesel Campaign has issued new technical bulletins to for those considering using diesel oxidation catalysts or diesel particulate filters to retrofit their equipment, reports the Associated General Contractors of America’s Environmental Observer. In addition to a list of EPA-approved verified construction equipment retrofit technologies, the bulletins give guidance on the proper installation, operation and maintenance of […]
July 2, 2010
Maintenance
New EPA guidance on retrofits
EPA’s Clean Diesel Campaign has issued new technical bulletins to for those considering using diesel oxidation catalysts or diesel particulate filters to retrofit their equipment, reports the Associated General Contractors of America’s Environmental Observer. In addition to a list of EPA-approved verified construction equipment retrofit technologies, the bulletins give guidance on the proper installation, operation and maintenance of […]
July 2, 2010
Technology
Beachcleaners enlisted for Gulf mess
BP called on Cherrington’s Beachcleaners to help the company clean up the mess from the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The Beachcleaner’s mobile oscillating sifting method of beach sand screening helps clear the sandy beaches of the Gulf of tar balls and slab oil. Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon […]
June 29, 2010
A fleet of Cherrington Beachcleaners prepare for clean-up on the beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Roadbuilding
Setting the record straight
A message from Gary Fore, vice president for Environment, Health, and Safety of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA): The lead story in the May 7 edition of Better Roads’ eRoadPro included a misleading headline, which we see has since been corrected in the online archive. The original headline “Liquid asphalt binder cement may be included […]
May 10, 2010
Roadbuilding
Volvo launches Operator Safety Vest campaign
Volvo Construction Equipment launched Operator Safety Vest — its latest safety campaign — in a bid to reduce worksite injuries at this year’s Bauma. The conference is currently going on in Munich, Germany. Through the campaign, the company issue thousands of Volvo-branded high-visibility jackets globally throughout the coming months, distributed via the company’s customer magazine, […]
April 27, 2010
Roadbuilding
Cat’s Q1 report increases its 2010 sales, profit outlook
Caterpillar Inc. today reported a first-quarter profit of $0.36 per share, up $0.55 per share from a loss of $0.19 per share in the first quarter of 2009. Excluding a tax charge of $90 million related to the recently signed U.S. health care legislation, profit in the first quarter of 2010 was $0.50 per share. […]
April 26, 2010
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