The California Air Resources Board Friday adopted the strictest diesel emission standards in the nation, requiring expensive diesel particulate filters on rigs on a timetable, over objections the rule could hurt or shut down smaller trucking companies, the Associated Press reported.
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Fuel Prices, Recession Make Grim Year for Trucking Industry
The world of trucking was turned upside down and shaken like a snow globe during 2008.
December 22, 2008
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
CPI Falls by Record 1.7% in November
Consumer prices fell in November by a record 1.7%, led by steep declines in energy, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
December 16, 2008EPA to Require Sensors For Emissions in 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final rule requiring heavy-truck manufacturers to install onboard diagnostic systems starting in 2010 to alert drivers when engine emission systems are malfunctioning or deteriorating.
December 15, 2008Diesel Falls 9.3¢ to $2.422
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 9.3 cents to $2.422 a gallon, while gasoline’s decline slowed, the Energy Department said Monday.
December 16, 2008Diesel Slips 10¢ to $2.515
The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel dropped for the 10th consecutive week, the Department of Energy reported, but the gap between diesel and gasoline price reached the widest spread since the agency began publishing diesel prices in 1994.
December 15, 2008Obama Chooses Heads of DOE, EPA
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the Nobel-prize-winning head of a California research institute and a former New Jersey environmental official to fill his cabinet positions heading the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008California Eyes Requiring Particulate Filters on All Heavy Trucks
California regulators are considering a first-in-the-nation plan that would require almost all privately owned heavy-duty trucks in the state to install particulate filters to reduce soot emissions by 85%, the San Jose Mercury News reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008Navistar Says ‘Coalition’ Grows To Ease 2010 Emissions Rule
A Navistar Inc. spokesman said that a “coalition is building” around the company’s call to the incoming Obama administration to ease 2010 emissions mandates, but the Environmental Protection Agency said its tightened standards would go into effect without delays.
December 8, 2008Diesel Drops a Dime to $2.515; Gas Near 5-Year Low at $1.699
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell by a dime to $2.515 a gallon, while gasoline fell 11.2 cents to near a five-year low, the Department of Energy said Monday.
December 9, 2008