Fuel/Emissions

US lawmakers propose new fuel efficiency rules for all vehicles

WASHINGTON -- For the first time in the U.S., fuel efficiency mandates have been set for heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks.

Better fuel taxes than tolls: ATA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- In what it describes as one of the first studies to examine highway funding from a system user perspective, the American Transportation Research Institute says that more fuel taxes,

On-site biofuel outfit hires big name exec

LANGLEY, B.C. -- Canada's largest onsite refuelling company has taken a significant step towards cleaning up the industry's public image.

Governator pumps up Canadian biodiesel fleet

VANCOUVER -- When Hollywood action hero-turned Golden State governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Vancouver next week he'll give his gubernatorial blessing to one of Canada's fastest-growing fleets and its elaborate emissions-reduction plan.

APU PAYBACK CALCULATOR

Online Cummins return-on-investment calculator computes APU payback

Cummins getting ready for next round of emission rules

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins says it's continuing to make progress toward meeting the stringent 2011 EPA Tier 4 off-road, and EU Stage IIIB emissions regulations.

Trains to face tougher engine emission standards

OTTAWA -- Canadian railways are finally being dragged on board the green bandwagon.

DPF Challenge: ’07 vocational issues still being worked out

TORONTO -- Diesel particulate filters (DPFs) are well understood by the engineering community, and after spending many million of dollars in testing, engine and truck makers have worked out exactly where they should be placed on a highway truck or tractor.

Chassis chief predicts ‘plug ‘n go’ trucks in near future

UNION CITY, Ind. -- The day when P&D fleets and other medium-duty companies refuel by simply plugging trucks into an electrical outlet is not far off.

CTA looks for backing on clean truck purchase incentives

MARKHAM, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is asking for industry suppliers to support the group's lobbying efforts to get incetives for truckers buying green-friendly equipment.

UPDATED IDLING GUIDE

Cummins guide to maximum idling times now includes Canada

B.C. to require filter refitting on largest polluting trucks

VICTORIA -- B.C. will become the first province to make clean-air filters mandatory on older heavy-duty trucks.

‘Hot Fuel’ hearings heating up in the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. sub-committee investigating allegations that oil companies are squeezing extra dollars from consumers via "hot fuel" commended the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association's (OOIDA) work in exposing the issue.

Survey Says: American private fleets delaying ’07 truck purchases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The majority of private fleets are still not interested in buying new, more expensive EPA-mandated truck engines a new survey says.

OOIDA launches ‘hot fuel’ website

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- There's been a lot of controversy lately over the so-called "hot fuel" issue south of the border.