How to Dispose of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF): 7 Safe Steps for Fleets
A practical fleet guide to expired, off-spec and contaminated DEF, spill cleanup, empty containers and choosing a disposal route under local requirements.
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New Legislation Unlikely for Truckers, Experts Say
New Legislation Unlikely for Truckers According to Experts What to expect from the US Congress and federal agencies in 2023 for trucking and other business industries? The next farm bill is the most significant...
EPA Truck Emission Rule Strongest Ever
EPA truck emission rule strongest ever according to agency New rule establishes revised emission standards for NOx 80% stronger than current standards according to EPA New rules cover a wider range of heavy-duty engine...
California Requiring More Inspections
California Air Resources Board (CARB) last month approved a regulation that would require some medium and heavy-duty trucks and bus owners to inspect their vehicles’ emissions control systems twice a year. The Heavy-Duty Inspection and…
Truck Makers Turning To Cylinder Deactivation
It seems like much of the talk in the trucking industry today surrounds electric vehicles. But even locations with stringent environmental sustainability goals are only calling for 30 percent of new medium and heavy-duty vehicle…
Truckers Should Avoid Low Quality DEF
Adding diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to trucks has become fairly routine, despite some of the anxiety that came along with the debut of this new fluid a decade ago, needed to cut emissions using selective…
EPA Issues Emissions ‘Pre-Rule’
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pre-rule issued Jan. 6 is the first formal step in an attempt by the agency to establish more stringent heavy-duty diesel truck emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and…
Boston Steel Exhibits New DEF Unit
At the last New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) show in Providence, R.I.,Boston Steel, a division of Tremcar USA, exhibited a Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) unit. It was specially designed to carry DEF, a liquid, aqueous…
Peterbilt Testing Opposed-Piston Engines
A pair of heavy duty, opposed-piston engines will be produced for an emissions-reduction project in California, officials with the program said last month. The two 10.6L, 450-horsepower engines designed by Achates Power will run in…
EPA Plans Further Emission Reduction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will launch a new rule to further cut emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) from diesel-powered, heavy duty trucks, agency officials said recently. EPA said it intends to publish a…
