Court upholds EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed challenges to recent Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas rules. On June 26, the court issued a per curiam opinion against the Coalition for Responsible ...
Owner-operator on a fuel-economy test run
In May independent Albert Transport owner-operator Henry Albert participated in a test run of the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (pictured) to track and compare its fuel-efficiency against an EPA 2010-compliant Cascadia. We reported about the ...
EPA makes $20M available for updating old diesel engines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, April 23, announced the availability of up to $20 million grant funding for the 2012 fiscal year to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing ...
Navistar submits MaxxForce 13 for EPA certification
Navistar has submitted its MaxxForce 13 diesel engine to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for compliance testing, the company told attendees at a stock analyst meeting Feb. 1. A Navistar executive said the engine submitted to ...
Minnesota offers clean diesel grants to local fleets
A Minnesota state grant is available for operators to upgrade their trucks to reduce emissions. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has a Clean Diesel grant for state-based fleets that operate “primarily or exclusively” in the state, ...
Two calls this week highlight driver advocacy efforts in D.C.
Scott Grenerth with Trucking Solutions Group today Those of you who've read this blog with any regularity are probably well familiar with Fikes-leased owner-operator Scott Grenerth (pictured with a new custom-designed bike at the Great ...
Oil & 2010 Tech
Most manufacturers have yet to extend change intervals, but oil seems to thrive in the new engines. Almost two years after the introduction of 2010 engine technology, the anticipated oil change extensions are mostly missing. The ...
New emissions rule to drive truck prices higher
The first-ever regulation for truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, announced Aug. 9, is expected to cut diesel use by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled by the time 2018 models are sold. New ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Watch those post-crash-inspection violations
They shouldn't be assigned severity weights to contribute to a carrier's ranking in any CSA BASIC if the violation was a result of the crash.
Staying ahead of the inspectors
Crashes and interventions: Wreck frequency varies widely by state
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