California Air Resources Board (CARB) Information, News
Phase-in help for meeting CARB GHG mandate
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has put together several “phase-in” plans to help fleets comply with its heavy-duty tractor-trailer greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation mandate that went into effect Jan. 1 this year – giving small fleets, in particular, a nearly seven-year window to meet the new rules if they participate in the state agency’s program...
CARB’s SCR workshop draws fire
Truck and engine manufacturers that have chosen selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet new diesel emissions requirements are not happy that regulators are considering changes to rules governing SCR use. “We question the need to make modifications to SCR strategies just six months after SCR products were brought to market,” said Steve Berry, Volvo Powertrain dir. of government relations...
CARB hears Navistar’s SCR complaints
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public workshop yesterday to discuss possible changes in the way selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems react to malfunctions or other problems in trucks meeting the Environmental Protection Agency 2010 diesel engine emissions standards...
Cummins ISX11.9 certified for 2010
Filling out Cummins’ on-highway engine line, the ISX11.9 diesel has been certified as meeting both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions standards for 2010...
Aerodynamic trailer devices meet CARB rules
The Integrated Automated System (IAS) by Aerodynamic Trailer Systems has been verified by the EPA’s SmartWay program as generating greater than 5% in verified fuel savings, the company announced...
Navistar drops CARB lawsuit
Claiming that the “issues” that had predicated it filing a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had been addressed by CARB, Navistar International Corp. today withdrew that suit...
EVI electric vehicles eligible for CARB rebates
Electric Vehicles International (EVI) has announced that its medium- and heavy-duty fully electric trucks have received California Air Resources Board (CARB) approval, making both models eligible for the board’s $20,000-rebate program...
SkyBitz sees new fleet trends, unveils second satellite service
Trailer and asset tracking specialist SkyBitz sees tighter trailer to tractor ratios and several other new trends emerging as the trucking industry begins its slow exit from the recession, according to Craig Montgomery, sr vp, marketing and business development for the company. In a separate development, the company announced that it will develop a new global satellite service with Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), the operator of a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network...
CARB nod for Roush propane-powered Ford F-250/350 pickups
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has granted certification approval for the Ford F-250 and F-350 pickups converted to run on propane by Livonia, MI-based Roush Performance...
How to act fast to tap millions in California green-truck grants
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of California has announced two separate vehicle replacement grant programs totaling more than $37 million. In addition to $16 million in state and federal funds to be spent on qualifying alternative fuel trucks, there is another $21.4 million available under the Proposition 1B Goods Movement Program, including $17.45 million for non-drayage trucks...
BBTS launches free-rolling Firestone tire and new Bandag tread
Bridgestone Bandag Tires Solutions (BBTS) has unveiled a new Firestone product and a BBTS retread product for less-than-truckload fleets...
CARB changing California’s trucking landscape
The recent spate of emission-control regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to pose bigger compliance headaches for smaller fleets compared to their larger brethren, according to a recent analysis by GE Capital Fleet Services...
Retrofit DPF gets CARB nod
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved the ThermaCat Active Level III Plus diesel particulate filter (DPF) for retrofitting on a wide variety of 1993 through 2006 on-road vehicle models powered by 5- to 10-liter diesel engines...
Propane pickup CARB-certified
Roush Enterprises has announced the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved the Roush propane-powered conversion of the F-150 Ford pickup...
CARB targeting trailers
According to Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., two upcoming rules promulgated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will mandate changes...
