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NewsSeptember 17, 2009

Pilot Unveils Nation's 1st Fuel Island DEF Pump

This week Pilot Travel Centers began operating the nation's first Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) fuel island pump to serve vehicles equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to meet near-zero emissions requirements set by the EPA in January 2010.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2009

Calif. Fines School Bus Firm $300,000 for Emissions

SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Air Resources Board has fined First Student Inc. (formerly Laidlaw) $300,000 for diesel emissions violations of its school bus fleet that occurred in 2005 and 2006 at locations throughout California.

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NewsSeptember 3, 2009

Gilbarco Ships First Encore S DEF Dispensers

GREENSBORO, NC - Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dispensers will be required for many heavy transport trucks equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology to reduce emissions beginning in January 2010.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Chicago Gets $1M to Reduce Diesel Emissions

CHICAGO - The EPA recovery act funds will be used to purchase and install 35 diesel oxidation catalysts and 163 diesel-fired heaters on municipal vehicles, and partially fund two new hybrid diesel-electric aerial trucks to replace older vehicles.

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NewsJuly 2, 2009

Study Shows Dramatic Reductions in Diesel Engine Emissions

The study, conducted by the Coordinating Research Council and the Health Effects Institute, shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation's air quality.

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NewsJune 8, 2009

California Fines Tour Bus Firm $15,750 for Emissions

SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Air Resources Board fined Silver State Trailways, a tour bus company based in Placentia, Calif., $15,750 this month for diesel engine emissions violations that occurred in 2007 and 2008.

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NewsJune 4, 2009

NAFA Continues Legislative Work On Behalf of Fleets

After examining the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NAFA's U.S. Legislative Counsel Patrick O'Connor discovered that through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, fleets are eligible for $20,000-$30,000 toward the purchase of each new hybrid medium- or heavy-duty truck.

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NewsMay 12, 2009

2 Calif. Trucking Firms Fined for Emissions

SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has fined Desert Materials Transportation and Terra Trucking Co., both from Banning, Calif., for a total of $7,500 for diesel truck emissions violations.

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NewsMay 5, 2009

EZ Fuel Announces Exclusive Agreement with Blue1 to offer DEF Storage Solutions for North American SCR Fleet Owners

DULUTH, GA – EZ Fuel & Tank Solutions announced an exclusive Agreement with Blue1 International of Belgium has been finalized between the two organizations.

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NewsApril 16, 2009

California Firm Fined $14,240 for Fleet Emission Violations

Bakersfield, Calif.-based MP Environmental was fined due to failure to maintain diesel emissions records for 2005 and 2006, which is required by California law.

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