The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday that it has awarded more than $115 million to heavy truck and engine makers in a partnership designed to improve the efficiency of Class 8 trucks.
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MECA Asks For Retrofit Incentives
The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association said even though its members installed more than 24,000 diesel retrofit devices last year, more government incentives are needed to upgrade the older diesel engines in operation.
July 18, 2011Utah Clean Truck Program to Provide APU Funding
State and federal grants totaling $585,000 will help 15 trucking companies in Utah install auxiliary power units, the Associated Press reported.
April 9, 2010Navistar Unveils Updated ProStar
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Navistar Inc. has introduced the ProStar Plus, a lighter, more fuel-efficient version of its ProStar Class 8 tractor.
March 25, 2010Transportation Bill Should Have Freight Component, Report Says
Congress should include comprehensive funding policies in the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill both to modernize freight transportation and reduce diesel emissions, an environmental group said in a new report.
March 16, 2010Diesel Emissions-Reduction Funds Available in SoCal
California鈥檚 South Coast Air Quality Management District is offering incentive funding of up to $50,000 for the purchase of a diesel truck or up to $100,000 for the purchase of a natural gas truck, in return for scrapping an older Class 8 diesel truck, the agency said.
March 2, 2010Arrow Trucking Suddenly Shuts Down
Flatbed carrier Arrow Trucking Co. closed suddenly Dec. 22, shutting off its fuel cards and leaving an unknown number of drivers for its 1,400 trucks stranded around the country, industry and federal officials have said.
January 4, 2010E&MU: SCR Exhaust Systems Could Reduce Soot Output
Today鈥檚 new diesel-power trucks are, by law, equipped with particulate filters, and in many models the DPF will soon will be joined by another aftertreatment device 鈥 selective catalytic reduction, or SCR, in a canister.
December 14, 2009Donaldson Co. to Improve Filtration Systems Plant for 2010
Donaldson Co., a manufacturer of filtration systems, said Monday it is spending $5 million to enable one of its plants to manufacture parts that comply with the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 2010 diesel emission standards.
December 14, 2009Navistar Says It Is Losing Sales, Blames EPA鈥檚 Stance on SCR
Navistar Inc., which said it has spent $600 million to develop its 2010 exhaust gas recirculation engine, said the company is losing sales of next year鈥檚 model because federal regulators 鈥渉elped create the false impression鈥 among customers that only urea-based after-treatment systems would meet 2010 federal emissions standards.
November 30, 2009