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Business

ARB launches loan program for off road diesel vehicles

The California Air Resources Board has launched a loan program to help the state’s small businesses achieve early compliance with the board’s off-road diesel regulations. In partnership with the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, $5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will be available. The funds are available to upgrade off-road diesel vehicles used in […]

May 10, 2011

Safety

Reporter

By Equipment World Staff   Top 10 For 2010, EquipmentWorld.com readers were most interested in new product releases, with an article announcing Caterpillar’s new line of vocational trucks garnering the most visits for the year. News from Case, Doosan and JCB also landed in the top 10 list of news articles. California Air Resources Board […]

February 3, 2011

Equipment

CARB votes for new diesel emissions rule

California Air Resources Board voted in favor of a new diesel emissions rule that will protect jobs and safeguard air quality. The National Contractors Group that negotiated the rules said the final version will give struggling construction firms more time to comply than the original version, while delivering lower emissions. The revised rule approved by […]

December 20, 2010

Pickups

97 percent of Airaid Intake Systems including all diesel applications are CARB exempt

AIRAID® Filter Company earns an additional Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board. This new order, along with existing E.O. numbers listed below, exempt Airaid Intake Systems and PowerAid® Throttle Body Spacers in California and other states that use California Emission standards.  Airaid Filter Company is green conscious, while allowing customers to take full […]

November 10, 2010

Equipment

On Record

A rule delayed By Marcia Gruver Doyle When the Associated General Contractors of America and the California Air Resources Board said on October 7 they were issuing a joint statement, it could only mean one thing: CARB was backing off on its off-road emissions regs. And so CARB now says it will delay large-fleet enforcement […]

November 10, 2010

Roadbuilding

CARB, AGC discuss emissions rule delay

The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America say they’ve opened a new agency-industry dialogue with today’s announcement that CARB has delayed enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule until January, 2014. “In a sense,” said Mary Nichols, CARB board chair, “there’s some good news coming out of the recession because it’s […]

October 8, 2010

Business

CARB, AGC discuss emissions rule delay

The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America say they’ve opened a new agency-industry dialogue with today’s announcement that CARB has delayed enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule until January, 2014. “In a sense,” said Mary Nichols, CARB board chair, “there’s some good news coming out of the recession because it’s […]

October 7, 2010

Equipment

CARB, AGC joint announcement today

The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America will make a joint announcement on the state’s off-road diesel emissions rule this afternoon, leading to speculation the state will take a major step back in enforcement of the rule.

October 7, 2010

Roadbuilding

Reporter

By Equipment World Staff CARB throws out estimates The numbers just didn’t add up The California Air Resources Board has proposed a two-year delay to the start of its off-highway diesel emission regulations, in effect admitting the regs are not immediately needed to meet its emissions reduction goals. The announcement underscored CARB’s admission that its […]

October 5, 2010

Equipment

On Record

The numbers game By Marcia Gruver Doyle And so the California Air Resources Board has finally come to the conclusion that its numbers are off – and by a significant amount. In a series of workshops this fall, CARB is admitting that it overestimated the average annual activity of the top types of equipment used […]

October 5, 2010

Construction Equipment

Cummins produces first Tier 4 interim engines

Cummins finished production and supply of the first EPA Tier 4 Interim and EU Stage IIB certified engines and aftertreatment for early installation by off-highway equipment customers. The engines also received California Air Resources Board certification to enable 50-state compliance. The QSB6.7 engine is certified to a higher power output of 300 horsepower, while the […]

September 21, 2010

Equipment

CARB “on apology tour”

William Davis, executive vice president of the Southern California Contractors Association, calls a series of off-highway rule workshops that began today the California Air Resources Board “apology tour.” Writing in his association’s newsletter, Davis says, “They probably won’t really say they’re sorry that they caused thousand of construction companies to sell off perfectly good, but older equipment […]

September 7, 2010