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Overdrive Radio
What can owner-operators expect from a Biden administration?
This week's edition of Overdrive Radio features OOIDA's president helping forecast what a Biden administration may mean for independent truckers. Listen here.
November 20, 2020
Channel 19
#TimberUnity convoys converge in Oregon capitol to protest cap and trade legislation
With the Oregon State Legislature reintroducing cap and trade legislation, the #TimberUnity group plans return to Salem while the legislature is in session.
February 5, 2020
Custom Rigs
Glen Rice’s 2007 big-bunk W900 and savings from next-gen oil bypass, fuel treatment
Rice has benefited the last couple of years from a bypass-oil-filtration and fuel-additive system he purchased from the Clean Air Fleet company. The oil filter medium in the system filters out particles down to 1 micron. With it on-board, Rice has extended his typical oil-change interval to 40,000 miles or more.
October 1, 2019
Business
New California laws require smog check for trucks, accelerate move away from diesel trucks
Two bills signed into law last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will further crack down on heavy-duty diesel trucks in the state. One law establishes “smog checks” for trucks to register and/or operate in the state, while the other is designed to accelerate the move away from diesel-powered trucks to zero emissions vehicles.
September 23, 2019
Business
PDI to pay $1.1 million to settle alleged EPA emissions violations
PDI’s currently line of Big Boss tuners and manifolds are unaffected by the settlement, the company said. Additionally, PDI said its current products are covered by executive orders from the California Air Resources Board to verifying that its tuners meet both California and EPA emissions requirements.
September 16, 2019
Business
Fleet intends to appeal court’s decision to toss Navistar settlement order
Two years after a jury ruled that Navistar, maker of International Trucks, owed Tennessee-based Milan Express more than $30 million over alleged defects of the company’s MaxxForce engine line, an appellate court has tossed the decision.
August 20, 2019
Business
EPA watchdog backs study used to justify limiting glider kits
The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has concluded that a 2017 EPA study used to promote limiting production of glider kit trucks was “consistent” with the agency’s research standards and, therefore, the study’s conclusions shouldn’t be dismissed.
August 2, 2019
Business
CARB hits Anheuser-Busch with $500k fine after 86 trucks found non-compliant
The private fleet of beer conglomerate Anheuser-Busch has agreed to pay $500,000 to California for violating the state’s emissions regulations. According to a notice from the California Air Resources Board, the beer hauling fleet ran 86 trucks in the state that didn’t meet CARB standards and that the company “failed to properly self-inspect their diesel trucks” to ensure they were compliant.
July 3, 2019
Business
Hundreds of truckers descend on Oregon Capitol to protest cap-and-trade emissions bill
Hundreds of truck drivers – many from the logging industry – reportedly descended on the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest emissions control legislation in the state’s Senate.
June 28, 2019
Channel 19
Dealing with DEF quality: Certification program turns 10, amid continued assurance work
Issues that can arise with out-of-spec diesel exhaust fluid include the perhaps most obvious one — improper urea concentration, which at a drastic-enough level can trigger derating of the engine. Other issues can include expensive repairs.
March 19, 2019
Business
New California legislation would phase out diesel trucks by 2050
The legislation, introduced by California Sen. Nancy Skinner, whose district includes Oakland and Berkeley, would require a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an 80 percent GHG reduction by 2050.
March 13, 2019
Business
Study finds improving worst bottlenecks would save millions in fuel, reduce emissions
Previous research by the group found that 89 percent of the industry’s congestion costs stem from just 12 percent of interstate highway miles. The new study, part of ATRI’s “Fixing the 12%” research initiative, focuses on how reducing congestion on those miles could cut costs for trucking companies.
March 6, 2019
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