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New day dawns for diesel * USA - Strict emissions standards mean big changes for trucking industry
Knoxville,TN,USA -The Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), by ANDREW EDER -Dec 7, 2006: -- A new set of regulations on diesel engines goes into place next year, and the ripple effects are being felt throughout the trucking industry... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has mandated strict standards to control soot and nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines, saying the move will reduce harmful pollution from trucks by more than 90 percent... The new regulations follow the introduction in October of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, which the new engines need to run properly... But the new rules also create a challenge for the trucking industry, with trucking companies stocking up on 2006-model trucks to avoid being the first to use the new engines, and truck manufacturers and dealers trying to cope with the resulting swings in demand... The Truck Manufacturing Association's Clarke said that the government should offer an incentive for carriers to get the 2007 engines on the road sooner... Clarke said his group lobbied the government to offer tax credits to carriers for rolling out the new engines, and would likely do so again in advance of the 2010 regulations... (Photo by J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL - Steve Wolfenbarger, a mechanic at the Freightliner of Knoxville dealership, installs a new head gasket on an engine with 2007 emissions standards. The new regulations are having profound effects on the trucking industry)
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