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Feds fine Hyundai CE $2M for lying to EPA about non-compliant engines
Hyundai CE Americas has been fined $1.9 million for attempting to defraud the U.S. Government and violating the Clean Air Act. Learn more here.
November 19, 2018
Equipment
CARB revokes compliance alternatives for truck emissions regs after court decision
The time has expired for legal appeals to save the California Air Resources Boardās 2014-introduced ācompliance alternativesā to the engine upgrades and retrofits required by its Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation. Emails attempting to clarify the situation have been going out this month to truck owners with CARB-registered vehicles still taking advantage of one or [ā¦]
May 7, 2018
Maintenance
For heavy-duty diesel engines, CK-4 and FA-4 lube oils are replacing CJ-4 formulations. Hereās what you need to know.
Of all the big changes coming at you in 2017, one of the quietest, but most beneficial may be the switch over to a new type of heavy duty diesel engine oil. For the last 10 years, all of you have been using a type of lube oil that is classified as CJ-4 by the [ā¦]
January 27, 2017
Dealers
Truck, engine makers and industry groups pleased with final Phase 2 emissions standards
Industry stakeholders wasted little time in reacting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportationās National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) new emissions and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) endorsed the mandate, which calls for aĀ phased-in reduction of up to 25 percent in [ā¦]
August 17, 2016
Equipment
How big data and the electric car reveal the future of heavy equipment emissions regulations
Recently I came across a map of the United StatesĀ published by The Atlanticās CityLab siteĀ that showed where electric vehicles (EVs) were most and least beneficial in terms of reducing air pollution. This map and the thinking behind it is an example of how big data is changing how policy makers will govern many aspects of [ā¦]
July 9, 2015
Business
Low-viscosity oils are only the beginning; new EPA diesel fuel economy rules will significantly impact your future
Earlier in June, Shell Lubricants went into great detail telling journalists about how the soon-to-come, low-viscosity diesel lube oil category will help heavy duty trucks improve fuel economy by roughly one percent. And while a one percent improvement in fuel economy may not get those of you in the heavy construction business too excited, another [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
EPA, DOT propose heightened heavy duty diesel emissions, fuel efficiency standards for 2018
The EPA and DOT announced Friday their plans for Phase 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Phase 2 of the program would āsignificantly reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles, helping to address the challenges of global climate change and [ā¦]
June 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
Are you ready for Tier 5 emissions regulations?
Is Tier 5 on its way to the United States? Thatās up to the EPA, but if Europe is any indication it wonāt be a big deal. One thing that clearly stood out at the Intermat trade show this spring is that the diesel engine emissions saga isnāt over yet.Ā The good news is the next [ā¦]
June 5, 2015
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Cummins details what new emissions regs will look like in Europe, prospects for Tier 5 in the U.S., and what its next-gen solution entails
At the Intermat show in Paris Tuesday, Cummins discussed what theĀ pending Stage V regulations will require in Europe and what similar regulations, if they occur, will do for engine diesel emissions regulations in the United States. For Stage V, European regulators are trying to get rid of ultra-fine particulate matter in diesel exhaust, particles less [ā¦]
April 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
John Deere releases DPF retrofit kit for legacy loaders, backhoes, 670C grader
John Deere has announced a DPF retrofit kit to allow customers to bring legacy machines up to current emissions reduction requirements. The heavy equipment maker worked with Nett Technologies, a retrofit supplier based in Toronto, to develop an actively regenerated DPF solution for 13 ākeyā legacy Deere machines. Nettās VorTEQ 100 DPF meets California Air [ā¦]
December 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
Lawsuit against California emissions regulations dismissed
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Associationās 2013Ā lawsuit againstĀ the California Air Resources Board over its stringent emissions regulations has been dismissed by a federal judge based on jurisdiction and the necessity for the U.S. EPA to be named a defendant, according to court documents. OOIDA says it will appeal the courtās decision. Chief Judge Morrison England of [ā¦]
November 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
High-pressure, computer-controlled fuel injection key to next-gen heavy-duty diesel engines
Fuel systems for heavy-duty diesel engines have come a long way over the last decade since the advent of federally mandated exhaust emissions standards. Their evolution will continue over the next couple of years as new greenhouse gas regulations come into play. GHG emissions regulations also will be de facto fuel economy standards for heavy-duty [ā¦]
September 23, 2014
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